Tag: walking

What’s Your Pace?

She walked extremely fast, at all times. I remember as a kid trying to keep up with my mom’s pace. In her much later years, her pace slowed a lot. Finally, I was slowing down for her to keep up with me, and I did so gladly, enjoying every moment spent with her.

Our pace varies in life, and this is good and necessary. Are you running right now or leisurely walking? Go ahead and slow down at times, and sprint all out at times, but keep going!

The most important thing is whose company you keep as you amble or run along. Amazingly, the Lord invites us to walk with Him! He never leaves us behind and seems to graciously match His pace to ours, tenderly leading us, if we only allow Him to. 

I will always treasure memories of walks with my mom. She is now in heaven with the Lord, and when I do see her again, I hope I’ll be able to keep up!

A walk at the beach
A walk in the city
A walk in the country

“The Lord is my shepherd; I have what I need.

He lets me lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside quiet waters.

He renews my life;

He leads me along the right paths for His name’s sake.”

(Psalm 23:1-3)

I am a sinner, saved by grace

One day I’ll see my Savior’s face

From glory to glory He sets my pace

Praise from a sinner, saved by grace

One of the last photos I have of my mom. She could no longer walk, but remained steadfast in her faith and joy in Jesus.

Another Walk

I love walking! This time it was about 3.5 miles through a beautifully wooded county park, and I was all by myself. As I savored the sights and sounds of towering trees, gurgling creeks, and turkey buzzards against the backdrop of a bright blue sky, I thought to myself, “God is enough”. People like to say you are enough, but I can’t say that is accurate. Please let me explain. 

You and I are wonderfully made, dearly loved, and precious, for sure. We are wonderfully made – by God, dearly loved – by God, and precious – to God. If you look within yourself, you will find that God has “put eternity in your heart”. What I mean is that we were designed by God for a relationship with Him.

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of His hands. Day after day they pour out speech; night after night they communicate knowledge.” Will you listen? I encourage you to turn from yourself and to God. Look at His wonderful creation; read His word. Both are written to you. 

If you want to know more, here is a great resource from the Billy Graham Evangelistic association:

Click to access Printer-FriendlyStepstoPeacewithGod.pdf

As you get to take your next walk, I hope that you will also realize that God is enough. You never really have to walk alone.

“The instruction of the Lord is perfect, renewing one’s life; the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy, making the inexperienced wise.” Psalm 19:7

God is enough.