TLIC PROVERBS. FEBRUARY 27: FEET.

Proverbs 4:26. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.

In verse 23 we were admonished to keep our hearts safe as a top priority of life. Why? Because everything flows from the heart – mouth (v.24), eyes (v.25), and now feet.

Two hundred years ago there weren’t paved roads in many places. But then somebody pondered the path. They planned where roads should be, built bridges over rivers, and tunnels through mountains and created level and safe paths for driving. Even today, when you go on a road trip you ponder where you want to go and how you will get there. (Of course GPS makes this much easier today.)

In the same way, the wise person plans out what choices they will make, how they will live, and how they will respond to things. The wise person weighs out their decisions. They make the hard decisions to remove things from their life that will get in the way of trusting God and caring about others. The wise person isn’t “winging it” through life. They know that every choice they make is a step in a specific direction. They have pondered their path.

In Christ you have pondered the path. Jesus said, “I am the way.” The Path. He warned us to count the cost of following him on the narrow way. The good news is that Christ has also given us a new heart. If our path flows from our heart as Proverbs says, then the new heart will always lead us down the sure path. Our feet will always be steady, and our way will always lead to more of Christ. This is the promise made to all who are in Christ – ALL things work for the good of conformity to him.

When you are joined to Christ by faith your path has already been pondered by him. He has laid out a path for you that will make you more and more like him and lead you all the way home to Heaven. Ponder THAT path. Think about what Jesus has done for you and how he wants to live and love through you. The more you ponder Christ, the more your steps will look like his own.

You: Are you a planner or do you tend to “wing it?”

You in Christ: How does knowing that Christ has a big plan for your life help you to trust him as you plan your day?  

Christ in you: What specific plans does the Jesus in you want to make for today?

Pray: Father, thank you for planning my future. Help me to ponder Jesus as my path every day. Amen.