How Did I Get Here
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Proverbs 4:26 (NIV) Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm
Punctuation plays a big part in how we read and in how we express ourselves.
"How did I get here" ..... can be seen two ways;
how did I get here?... often asked with disappointment or....
how did I get here! ..... often said with excitement.
Either way, whether said in disappointment or in excitement, the said person has little to no idea how they found themselves where they are.
There is a big difference between being where you are.....,
and being where you want to be.
Time is so short and I don’t have the time to spend (and I am sure that you don’t either) aimlessly moving through life arriving at uncertain destinations whether pleasantly surprised or not.
I am of the belief that life is far more predictable then we give it credit for. Just as geographical principles work to take us from one known destination to another there are principles that you can use to move you through life with confidence to predictable outcomes.
Our verse from Proverbs tells me two things.
Firstly, where it says “make level paths for your feet” this tells me that I have a choice, that I get to make the paths that I walk on.
And secondly, where it says “and take only ways that are firm” this tells me that there are not only firm, stable and established paths but also loose, unstable and unestablished paths.
Pathways are no respecter of man. Let me give you an example, if I choose not to exercise, consume large amounts of junk food and soft drinks, I choose for myself a pathway.
The pathway that I have chosen over time will bring me to a destination called overweight and unfit. Regardless of my race, creed, colour, sex, education, IQ, net worth, goals, political view etc this pathway leads to one destination.
And if you were to do the same as me you too would end up at the same destination. I could have the best intentions in the world of wanting to be fit and healthy but my pathway determines my destination...... Direction will override intention every time.
"How did I get here?".... is actually a question that you have the answer to. You don’t have to ask others, you don’t have to ask God.
You are the only person that can actually answer that question with any level of accuracy.
You just need to be honest with yourself.
We are where we are in life because over time we have placed one foot in front of the other and moved in a direction currently journeying towards or having arrived at a destination.
Proverbs 27:12 says “a prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered”. Prudent is interchangeable with wise. So a wise person sees what’s coming and makes choices accordingly.
Being wise and actually putting serious thought into where we are going is important. If we know where we currently are we can choose the pathway to where we want to be and mark out the some of the pitfalls and obstacles that we can see along the way.
The direction that you are currently travelling, relationally, financially, spiritually, professionally....
and the list goes on and on...... will determine where you end up in each of these respective areas.
If you want a better marriage choose a firm, stable and established pathway that directs you toward that destination.
If you want to get out of debt choose a firm, stable and established pathway that directs you toward that destination. Direction will always, every single time override intention. Get on the right path.
Scott.
Thank you Scott....
Bless you.... Yaddy
Punctuation plays a big part in how we read and in how we express ourselves.
"How did I get here" ..... can be seen two ways;
how did I get here?... often asked with disappointment or....
how did I get here! ..... often said with excitement.
Either way, whether said in disappointment or in excitement, the said person has little to no idea how they found themselves where they are.
There is a big difference between being where you are.....,
and being where you want to be.
Time is so short and I don’t have the time to spend (and I am sure that you don’t either) aimlessly moving through life arriving at uncertain destinations whether pleasantly surprised or not.
I am of the belief that life is far more predictable then we give it credit for. Just as geographical principles work to take us from one known destination to another there are principles that you can use to move you through life with confidence to predictable outcomes.
Our verse from Proverbs tells me two things.
Firstly, where it says “make level paths for your feet” this tells me that I have a choice, that I get to make the paths that I walk on.
And secondly, where it says “and take only ways that are firm” this tells me that there are not only firm, stable and established paths but also loose, unstable and unestablished paths.
Pathways are no respecter of man. Let me give you an example, if I choose not to exercise, consume large amounts of junk food and soft drinks, I choose for myself a pathway.
The pathway that I have chosen over time will bring me to a destination called overweight and unfit. Regardless of my race, creed, colour, sex, education, IQ, net worth, goals, political view etc this pathway leads to one destination.
And if you were to do the same as me you too would end up at the same destination. I could have the best intentions in the world of wanting to be fit and healthy but my pathway determines my destination...... Direction will override intention every time.
"How did I get here?".... is actually a question that you have the answer to. You don’t have to ask others, you don’t have to ask God.
You are the only person that can actually answer that question with any level of accuracy.
You just need to be honest with yourself.
We are where we are in life because over time we have placed one foot in front of the other and moved in a direction currently journeying towards or having arrived at a destination.
Proverbs 27:12 says “a prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered”. Prudent is interchangeable with wise. So a wise person sees what’s coming and makes choices accordingly.
Being wise and actually putting serious thought into where we are going is important. If we know where we currently are we can choose the pathway to where we want to be and mark out the some of the pitfalls and obstacles that we can see along the way.
The direction that you are currently travelling, relationally, financially, spiritually, professionally....
and the list goes on and on...... will determine where you end up in each of these respective areas.
If you want a better marriage choose a firm, stable and established pathway that directs you toward that destination.
If you want to get out of debt choose a firm, stable and established pathway that directs you toward that destination. Direction will always, every single time override intention. Get on the right path.
Scott.
Thank you Scott....
Bless you.... Yaddy
