Walk by Walking

I had a wonderful day this weekend. I was out three times! Dawn, mid-afternoon on the dunes, and then dusk. I didn’t post a blog; I slept in, I enjoyed some quiet, I worked some, I walked some, I played some. How did I feel come Monday morning? Sleepy…but so refreshed. It’s a week since my mini retreat. Obstacles are blocks to power, our retreat director said. Like a frayed electrical line. Or like–as with the long jewelry case–a toggle switch, hidden from sight under the toe kick–turned, bumped off. Sheesh! And a simple enough fix. Let the Power flow! So what would You say?

Let the Peace flow. Most of your issues and difficulties stem from agitation. You don’t know what tomorrow will bring–nobody does. You need to follow what you told your friend recently, what Joel Osteen wrote, that you can drive a long way at night seeing only the next few feet ahead of you in your headlights. You can’t see the whole road, around each curve–even in daylight! And it’s an illusion to think you can. You have to trust that each step is leading you on your journey. You have to keep driving, keep walking, keep moving forward. If your heart is truly to walk with Me, then the light you are walking by is knowing I Am with you and I will lead you. You won’t stray far from the trail.

Speaking of trails, moment by moment you are making decisions that help to create the day you are going to have, today and tomorrow. It is not so much that there is only one perfect narrow path designed specifically step by step for your life. It is that when you commit to living a life centered in Me, you are increasingly more sensitive to the nudges of wind, to the nuances of sights or sounds that catch your attention. Your possibilities actually increase rather than decrease. Ah, that got your attention!

A life centered on Love and Peace can have many outworkings, not just one. Just don’t forget all the fruits of My Presence–love and joy and peace and goodness and kindness and gentleness–are meant for you as well. This is not an Either/Or way. This is a Both/And way. “They” thrive and you thrive. That’s the model.

When you are agitated, in worry-mode, stressed out about particular circumstances, you have frozen yourself in time. You have stopped walking. You have forgotten Who is walking with you. Pause, take a few deep breaths, and check your soul’s compass. Is the path you are following helping to build My Kingdom-Come within you and those around you? If the answer is yes, then take the next step. If the answer is no, course-correct and take the next step. It truly is as simple as that, to abide in Me. Stay close, stay in focus, and enjoy the journey.