First Steps

"For you have delivered me from death
   and my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before God
   in the light of life." ~Psalm 56:13

Ok, I've been thinking about blogging for several years now. Since I can't give a good reason why I haven't done so I finally decided to make the move and set myself up. Can't believe how easy it is and why on earth I wrestled with this for so long. So now that I'm here I have the commitment to consider what to share with you and to keep it up. Consistency and self discipline are not my strong suits so this will be an exercise in self improvement as well as a purging of the many thoughts that seem to be constantly churning in my mind.


First Steps---it took a little thought to come up with the title for my first post. I picked this one feeling it's fitting because being my very first post it's a step in a direction I've been gazing toward for a long time. I like First Steps. No matter how far off the path I might get or how long I've been immobile there is always the opportunity to take a First Step toward the place I really want to be. Any First Step in the right direction is motivated by hope no matter how many consecutive steps it may take to get me to my desired destination. There's always hope. There was a time when I wasn't so sure about that; in fact I was pretty convinced there was no hope. That was before I got to know Jesus. I knew about him but didn't know him like I do now. I didn't realize he'd always been there waiting for me and ready to lead me along a path I didn't know existed. Since then I've wandered off the path every so often and sometimes worn the path down pacing back and forth along the same spot unsure of which direction I wanted to go. There were times when I fell and laid there for short periods resting, unsure whether I had it in me to continue. I've also fallen and laid along the path for long periods; afraid and deciding if I'd ever walk again. 

Over the years what I've come to know about God has prepared me to trust the hope he offers. Now when I stumble along the way I'm not afraid anymore and if I need a rest I take one and enjoy the quiet respite with my Jesus. I know he can be trusted to keep his promise that he will never leave me. No matter how the journey's been so far the unmistakeable truth of God's presence has been the common factor that enabled me to take that next First Step.

 ~BK