GOSPEL GRACE A Lamp for my Feet BY KELLEY RENE
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y precious granddaughter surprised me with a visit recently. When she saw me, she threw her arms wide open and ran to me. Oh, how pure and simple is the love of a child! But it didn’t take long before I found her digging her little fingers through the soil of my (many) plants. Then, like a magnet, she found the one cabinet I forgot to wrap in rubber bands as a safety measure. After that, she remembered the staircase. She’s not quite two, but she repeatedly pointed to the landing and called out, “Stairwzz! Stairwzz!” With her hands to the sky, she clutched mine and took each step one at a time. So up and down we went. Again and again, until she got distracted. Between the oven, the pool, and other hazards, it felt like we spent much of our time diverting her from danger.
over the years, diverting me from danger. At times, I’ve lovingly followed His lead. Then there were other times I chose my own way. I simply didn’t want to obey. Reflecting back, it’s easy to recognize how God has led me away from the dangers in my life. Not necessarily audibly, but in the peace that came when I gave my problems and issues to Him. At times He spoke through my pastor, Bible study leader, or close friend. And incredibly, one time, a DJ on a Christian radio station spoke directly to a very real situation with which I grappled. I knew in that moment God was showing me how to move forward. God will never stop leading and guiding us. But His purpose is not just to keep us safe as we walk through this world, but through it all, to bring us back home to Him. He wants fellowship with us, for us to get to know Him.
Just as I guided my granddaughter, I recognized how God — through various means — has directed my path
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