I belong to a Toastmasters Club. This week I was the evaluator for a new member who gave his first talk (we call it the Icebreaker) entitled “Life is a Journey.”
As he recounted the main events from his life, along with his family information, his interests and occupations, I enjoyed learning more about who he was and his perspective on things.
Although he didn’t go into detail about any major life traumas, some of his outlook on life came to the forefront. His love of nature and pausing to describe the beauty of watching a sunrise change the interaction of colors on clouds in the sky bespoke a quiet appreciation of life, if not faith in Someone greater.
As I was browsing
through my photo album, I came upon this church sign picture I snapped a few months ago. In case you can’t read it very well, it says, “The person who walks with God always gets to his destination.”
I had to relate it to the talk today in thinking about the journey of life. Our faith is like that – a journey which begins with the first step and continues by putting one step in front of the other until we reach our destination. Only in this life, often as not, we don’t really know where we’re going. It makes sense, then, to follow the path or walk with someone who does know where to go.
As he recounted the main events from his life, along with his family information, his interests and occupations, I enjoyed learning more about who he was and his perspective on things.
Although he didn’t go into detail about any major life traumas, some of his outlook on life came to the forefront. His love of nature and pausing to describe the beauty of watching a sunrise change the interaction of colors on clouds in the sky bespoke a quiet appreciation of life, if not faith in Someone greater.
As I was browsing
through my photo album, I came upon this church sign picture I snapped a few months ago. In case you can’t read it very well, it says, “The person who walks with God always gets to his destination.”I had to relate it to the talk today in thinking about the journey of life. Our faith is like that – a journey which begins with the first step and continues by putting one step in front of the other until we reach our destination. Only in this life, often as not, we don’t really know where we’re going. It makes sense, then, to follow the path or walk with someone who does know where to go.
There is a lot of trust involved in finding and following God’s leading and direction for where we should go. But if you really think about it, it takes a lot more faith to believe we should follow OUR own way, rather than God’s, since we’ve never gone down that path before and are not certain it is the right one by ourselves!
Ultimately, the journey and the destination are designed by God for us uniquely to walk in through our days on this earth. Let’s be more diligent in making sure we realize God is the one leading us. We don’t have to struggle so to figure things out, as much as we need to listen more and be a willing follower. God will open up amazing vistas on his highway with us toward heaven!
Ultimately, the journey and the destination are designed by God for us uniquely to walk in through our days on this earth. Let’s be more diligent in making sure we realize God is the one leading us. We don’t have to struggle so to figure things out, as much as we need to listen more and be a willing follower. God will open up amazing vistas on his highway with us toward heaven!
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