With Each Step I Take

Psalm 18:35-36King James Version (KJV)

35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

Dear Friends,

With each step I take...one foot in front of the other, one climb at a time, one assignment to the next, I thank God.  The shield of the Lord's presence is not something I take for granted.  Although there were times in my life when I did.  I hurried through life.  I moved fast. Hurried conversations and hasty decisions came with consequences.  Yet in the midst of the sometimes weighty consequences, God was always there.

I am thankful that from my childhood I was taught in the ways of God.  Yes, I was one of those children who attended multiple services on Sunday and through the week.  I even went to choir rehearsal with my grandmother on Thursdays.  My family, the church and the library were pillars in my early life.  Still, my family, the church and the library are staples.  The library is representative of my love for books and the way in which reading is a connector of people and communities.

With each step I take, with every passing moment I am learning to trust in the Lord and not to lean on my own understanding. I recognize the necessity of acknowledging Him in all ways knowing that He will direct my paths.

This crystal clarity is made more profound with each step I take.

And so as I continue to live in Christ, move in Christ recognizing that "I am" only because "He is" I am praying as I go and encourage you to do the same.

I praise the Lord with each step I take.

in Christ,

Sis. Stephanie