This month we have been doing ALOT of walking. I have learned uneven roads are EVERYWHERE on the World Race. Throughout all of our walking The Lord has given me this revelation.
I have noticed that most of the time I am walking I look down at the ground. I don’t want to misstep or trip because I am not paying attention.
When I was living in Azerbaijan I rolled my ankle the worst I ever had because I wasn’t watching where I stepped while stepping down a step. I collapsed in a pile of me on the cobblestone and just started bawling. This experience has made me very cautious while walking overseas.
I believe though that I wasn’t created to stare at the ground while I am walking. I miss out on all the beauty that is around me and truly seeing the world. I am functioning out of fear of getting hurt instead of freedom.
How many times in our life do we miss what God has for us because we are so focused on the ground right in front of us. We are trying to control our steps and not get hurt or mess up. But eventually we will trip or misstep no matter how hard we focus or something will happen.
As we were walking to a church outside of town, our contact and his son were walking in front of us. And smack his son got hit in the head from a tree branch. He was concentrating on the ground and missed the branch in his sight.
So no matter how hard we try to focus on walking this journey of faith without missteps we are imperfect beings who will mess up.
God calls us to Look Up!
Look up and let him guide us.
Look up and let him catch us when we fall.
Look up and see the beauty all around.
Look up and seek his face.
Look up without fear.
Look up knowing he is our strength.
Look up for He Is Lord!
So more then just the practical daily looking up while walking around Bulgaria I am calling myself to a greater depth of looking and seeing that I am called to in faith.
No more cast down eyes because of fear!
I am free to LOOK UP!
