one step at a time

Do you ever find that everything you're reading, all your thoughts, everything you come across is telling you the same thing?

One step at a time. Take each small opportunity that moves you in the right direction and watch how growth happens almost imperceptibly.

Journal Fodder 365 - prompt #3

Prompt #3 is Roads Taken and Not Taken

As I worked at this I found a disinclination to think about the roads I didn't take. Not really that I didn't want to contemplate them, but that I feel it is a complete waste of time to think of 'might-have-beens'. I would rather spend the time deciding which path I need to take next and putting the energy into making the right decision. 

Of course, when I look back I can see places where major decisions were made such as getting married, my husband going forward for the priesthood, moving to the other side of the world. They all contribute to the person I have become and I wouldn't make any changes. 

What's the point in dreaming about the past, which can't be changed, when you can dream about the future and then make it so?

Names

This follows on from the previous page which you can see peeking through the circle on the left which says, "He leads me in paths of righteousness..." This page tells you why.

Names in the Bible held a lot of meaning. Lots of people had their name changed because of something they had done or something God was going to do for them. Abram (exalted father) became Abraham (father of a multitude) because he was the forefather of the Israelite nation.

When it talks about God doing something for His name's sake, it is talking about God's nature. Just look at some of the names of God: Almighty, the Lord my provider, the Lord eternal, the Lord is peace etc.. Because He is holy, He cannot lead us in paths other than those which are righteous.

Of course, we can choose not to follow.

paths

I've been thinking a lot about paths lately. I'm approaching an ending of sorts and am looking for the next direction to go in. I think I'll have a better idea after Monday. On Monday I'm giving my testimony at a Gideons International dinner. This is a huge deal for me. I hate standing up in front of crowds and speaking - I blush, stammer a little sometimes, lose my place, and generally feel incredibly nauseous. But I have come to a place in my journey where I know I have to do this; that the Lord has changed something in me and I need to act on it. Monday's dinner will be a turning point. I just don't know what I'll be turning towards. 

Serendipitously, I've reached the verse in Psalm 23 that talks about paths of righteousness. It's a comfort to me to know that wherever God is leading me, it will be on a righteous path.

Where is life leading you at the moment?

close-up of sheep and a tree that I was particularly pleased with :)