On a moonlit night in the middle of winter Tom and I took a walk on a snow-covered path. No, it wasn't a romantic stroll. We weren't even dating at the time. We were friends attending the same retreat weekend for young adults and we took up the challenge made by the speaker at the last session for the evening.
The speaker had talked about the Word of God as the light that guides our lives and how most of the time God will only show us one step of our path at a time. He challenged us to take a walk at night with a flashlight and notice how the beam only shows a few steps worth of path at a time. So, Tom grabbed a flashlight and inivited me to head outside with him and test it out.
We didn't realize that God was speaking prophetically to us as we took that walk, not knowing that we would spend the rest of our lives together. The visual image of the speaker's talk has stayed with us because of it and been a reference point throughout our thirty years of marriage as we have faced times of uncertainty. Over and over, by His Word and His Spirit, God has confirmed the next step in our path, but only the next step. We have learned to trust that initial step to send us in the right direction for the next leg of our YES adventure with God.
Where is God''s flashlight directing you today? You may be holding back because you can't see the whole path. Don't miss it! That one step may require more faith than you think you have, but your YES to that step is really is all you need.
Key thought: God reveals my path one step at a time.
A Scripture to Consider: Psalm 119:105 TLB
Prayer:
Father, I see that next step. I'm afraid to take it because I really want to know where it's going to lead me. It's really ncomfortable not to know where I am going, but I'm going to give you my YES anyway, even though I don't understand. I choose to trust Your Word to lead me and keep me from stumbling. Amen.
The speaker had talked about the Word of God as the light that guides our lives and how most of the time God will only show us one step of our path at a time. He challenged us to take a walk at night with a flashlight and notice how the beam only shows a few steps worth of path at a time. So, Tom grabbed a flashlight and inivited me to head outside with him and test it out.
We didn't realize that God was speaking prophetically to us as we took that walk, not knowing that we would spend the rest of our lives together. The visual image of the speaker's talk has stayed with us because of it and been a reference point throughout our thirty years of marriage as we have faced times of uncertainty. Over and over, by His Word and His Spirit, God has confirmed the next step in our path, but only the next step. We have learned to trust that initial step to send us in the right direction for the next leg of our YES adventure with God.
Where is God''s flashlight directing you today? You may be holding back because you can't see the whole path. Don't miss it! That one step may require more faith than you think you have, but your YES to that step is really is all you need.
Key thought: God reveals my path one step at a time.
A Scripture to Consider: Psalm 119:105 TLB
"Your words are a flashlight to light the path ahead of me and keep me from stumbling."A YES Challenge: Where is God directing your next step?
Prayer:
Father, I see that next step. I'm afraid to take it because I really want to know where it's going to lead me. It's really ncomfortable not to know where I am going, but I'm going to give you my YES anyway, even though I don't understand. I choose to trust Your Word to lead me and keep me from stumbling. Amen.