We should always do our best to take one step at a time when it comes to getting though this life on earth. In fact, this is all that God requires of us. Through each step, he guides our motions and directs us where to go.
We often see large mountains looming before us, and we become fearful as to how we can ever reach the top of them. And even when we do reach the top, we once again become fearful as to how we are supposed to scale ourselves back down. Due to this fear that we build up, we do not look at where we are currently at in our life, and it becomes very easy for us to stumble even when walking down an easy pathway.
We must remember that God is always here to help us as we stumble. As he helps us, we should do our best not to worry about the mountains ahead. We don't know what is going to happen today, much less tomorrow. Tomorrow or even today, our path may take such an abrupt turn that we no longer have to face the mountains ahead of us. When this occurs, we quickly realize all of our worrying was for nothing, and even if we do have to climb a mountain, worrying does not make the process any simpler.
If we keep our eyes open to what God is doing, we can find hope in that he often makes out an easy pathway for us to make it up the mountains that we must climb. Anytime God makes us climb a mountain, we can rest assured that he will provide us with the strength to make it not only up one side but down the other side as well, and many times, he provides us with enough strength that there is some to spare once the endeavor is over with.
We should always do our best to keep our mind on the present journey we are on. Not the ones that we believe we will be going on in the future. If we focus on the present, we gain the ability to accept the wonderful gifts God is currently blessing us with.
The above thoughts are my paraphrasing of Sarah Young's Jesus Calling--Feb. 1.
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