The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; Psalm 37:23
When I was twelve or thirteen years old, I kept getting sore throats. I would have to go to the doctor’s office where they’d inform me I had tonsillitis again. Finally, I was told that my tonsils would have to be removed through surgery.
Since I’d be missing a week or two of school, I got my assignments so I didn’t get behind. My mom stocked up on Jell-O for as soon as I got home from the hospital and ice cream for later on. My bed was moved into the living room because Mom wanted to be close to me in case I needed her. With all these changes, the time came to head to the hospital.
I met with a very nice hospital staff and was finished with surgery in no time. They got me moving and sent me home. There was a problem though. They made sure I knew that I wouldn’t be eating solid foods for a while; however, they gave me medicine I had to take that was big pills. Please explain to me how that medicine was to go down a throat when I was simply having trouble swallowing! Do you remember me saying that I couldn’t eat solid foods? The medicine would get stuck.
Even at that age, I realized there was something not quite right with my situation. Why wasn’t I given the medicine in liquid form? It would’ve made my life so much easier!
I was thinking of how often I try to take on something I’m not quite ready for. Maybe I’m not mature enough in a certain area or I’m rushing ahead of God’s plan. Both of those things will get me frustrated and cause a whole lot of unnecessary discomfort. It would have been so easy to take the liquid medicine, then move on to pills instead of forcing the pills before my throat could handle them. That’s the same way with life.
Baby steps can be strong, firm steps and the best way to see success. It would be so much better to stop rushing things and move forward slowly. We don’t want to end up in worse shape than before from trying to do too much too fast. When that happens, we have more of a tendency to quit because just like a baby who wants to run before walking, we’ll fall for sure!
Today, keep moving forward. Just make sure you’re going at God’s pace.
