Every Little Step

Yesterday morning when I was having my prayer time the Lord whispered something in my heart that I thought about all day long. I prayed, as I often do, that the Lord would direct my steps for the day ahead. As I said that the Lord brought to my mind the thought that He is indeed concerned with each little step I take all through the day. I don’t know about you, but when I think about the Lord directing my steps, I think of chunks of time – a morning or an afternoon. Or sometimes even larger things are considered in the Lord directing our steps, like our career or our marriage. But at that moment that I was praying the Lord very clearly reminded me that He will literally direct me as I place one foot in front of the other.

Since God directs each one of our steps that means He is watching over each of us! Just as a parent whose baby is taking its first steps and the parents are very near, ready to stabilize the little one if they stumble, or ready to turn them away from an area that could be dangerous, our God is watching over each part of our lives.

It also mean that God is in control of our steps. Because He is a sovereign God He is the One who turns us this way or that. He leads us where we need to be.

Not long after my prayer time we got the news that the brother of our music leader had died in a motorcycle accident just a few hours earlier. How our hearts are saddened for their family! I was taken back to what the Lord had taught me in prayer – He directed Troy’s steps, and his motorcycle. God didn’t get caught unaware. He never lost control of His child. Yes, even the steps that might lead to our death are directed by a sovereign God.

Lastly, as I think about my God directing our steps I’m reminded that He loves us. Why would He care to watch over my steps? I’m a nobody! But He loves me enough to be there for each decision, each word, each action that goes on in my life today. He loves you too, dear friend.

Look down and your feet and be reminded that He’s directing your steps – every single one of them. What a wonderful God He is!