{"id":1507,"date":"2021-03-14T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/laurel\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2021-03-14T19:52:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T23:52:07","slug":"where-feet-may-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/laurel\/?p=1507","title":{"rendered":"Where Feet May Fail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s hard to run some days, and that’s all there is to it. Some days it’s all you can do to stay on your feet, and every step is an effort. It’s okay\u00a0on days like that to take it easy on yourself, because any steps are better than none. It’s all right\u00a0on those days if you don’t cover much ground, and if your legs feel like lead. The important thing is that you keep your eyes on\u00a0Jesus, “the Champion who initiates and perfects our faith” (Hebrews 12:2)<\/em>.\u00a0Just don’t wander off the path trying to make your heart\u00a0feel better… or go looking for\u00a0your own solutions…\u00a0or wish for an easier, wider trail. There is danger out there in the woods, and Darkness has a way of closing in before you realize it, and one of these days\u00a0you’ll wake up lost and confused, wondering how you got there and wishing you hadn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It happens on an ordinary day like this, when running is hard and an ordinary person like you or\u00a0me\u00a0takes\u00a0her\u00a0eyes off the end-goal. Nothing big or dramatic at the time, but one step leads to another, and in the long run it makes all the difference in this world– and in the Next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So keep your eyes on Jesus who loves you more than life, and take another\u00a0step. It will not always be this difficult, I guarantee it, because the path\u00a0is always changing and you are always growing, and taking the right step now will make the following\u00a0one easier. Just do the next thing and do what is right. And lean hard on your strong Helper. “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved…” (Psalm 18:2-3)<\/em> He is right there beside you, before you, behind you, and He has already made a way through these circumstances for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~~~~~~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are my one desire,<\/em>
You are the holy fire that burns in me;<\/em>
The Lover of my Soul,<\/em>
You don’t let go–<\/em>
You’ve made Your home in me.<\/em>
You are my everything,<\/em>
All I need is in You.<\/em>
And all I have,<\/em>
All I am, is in You.<\/em>
It’s in You.<\/em>
<\/p>My Everything, Jesus Culture<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

~~~~~~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You make Your saving help my shield, and Your right hand sustains me; Your help has made me great. You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way. <\/em><\/p>Psalm 18:35-36<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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