Walking Backwards

Do you remember as a child how much fun it was to discover you actually were able to walk backwards. I remember...the greatest magicless trick ever!! I would walk and walk and all of a sudden make a jump and turn in the air and continue to walk...and now I was walking backwards ofcourse..so cool..until you fell flat on your buttocks because you bumped into something or step next to the curb...see that's the problem with walking backwards...you have a great view of what is in front of you... in this case the last steps you made and the places you passed by. But because you have no eyes in the back of your head but you are moving in that direction their is no guidance or clarity of where to keep walking to remain safe from falling or stumbling...and so you fall or loose your balance. isn't that how we sometimes live? We have our eyes on the past things...oh it seems we are moving "forward" and for a little bit we do, but we are tricking ourselves. To walk the road this way will bring you only so far and even can be dangerous if you fall. I guess it is just another new way from the devil to bring an illusion of growth and the ability to "move forward" in our lives. Because there is "forward" motion we think we are okay, but because we are focussing on past things, experiences and even the road we walked before we are not looking ahead to see WHERE exactly the Lord wants us to place the next "step"...we are just plowing on with bent backs and eyes fixed the wrong way. We won't go far this way and maybe even step wrong, loose our balance in life or fall and hurt ourselves. Is this you? Do you have a genuine desire to move forward with the Lord, but you still keep your eyes on the past...just something about the feeling of being able to walk backwards keeps you walking this way..."look at me Dad I am walking backwards..I am not standing still, I am moving forward"...

The truth is: We NEED to turn around, to stop walking backwards, to pause our unbalanced steps, to jump and turn around and truly FACE the future, closing the books on the past, literally turning our backs to it and gaze onward, fully aware of how the road looks and where the potholes and stumbling blocks of life are on the road. (You know...funny thing about potholes and stumblingblocks, even though you see them and you can easily steer clear from them...you can still also decide to hit the spots. It all comes down to making the right decisions in life; daily, weekly and maybe even hourly!) God wants to shine His Light on the road, illuminate the steps ahead of you in this sometimes darkened world we travel in. He wants you to be able to walk balanced on the straight and narrow road and reach your destinations, and He will be your travelcompanion all the way!

Let's look forward, step forward and move forward with Him, because of Him and for Him.

The depth

I have a painting in my livingroom with a text, it reads; "it is not the length of life, but the depth of life". Often I read it and ponder over the words. To let the truth of those words go deeper in my heart and soul. To not get caught up with all the wants and needs that this world may bring about in our hearts, but to focus on the depth of life in the days I have on this earth and to make them count. I love you Jesus and I want to be close to you. To understand with my spirit this depth that You have to offer. To be able to turn my back on fleshly longings and to embrace Your Beauty and Truth with no regrets, but completely and totally. Draw me closer Lord, and as deep calls unto deep, may I answer you and come near to You.