Small Steps

No pictures today, instead a memory.

Every child that has learned to walk has had to learn the terrible reality of gravity. If you stand up you will fall down. Small steps are wee bits of courage that push the fear of falling away.

I see people everywhere that are stumbling as they take small steps and wonder why it is that the rule of gravity continues to exist. For example:

Why is it that someone dreams of another occupation, one they could do well, but never puts their resume in? Never asks for ideas, references or opportunities? Could it be fear of falling?

This is especially appropriate as kids are launched into the real world. I hear the phrase "this isn't the way I expected it to be" or "I'm looking for exactly the right position to come along." Both are stumble steps, they are attempts to say that gravity shouldn't apply, the ground should not be solid, I should be perfect and the world should fit me well.

I have been a lifeguard, a hand trucker, a truss maker, a reject dismantler, a primary care sales rep, an assistant pastor, youth pastor, senior pastor, and a specialty sales rep. I spent fifity years wondering where I fit, and realized I fit in my own skin. God has blessed me as me and given me chances to take in life. He has said come take a walk with me and I'll show you a world you didn't know existed. But, says my Lord, I'll show you on my terms, OK?

Ok Lord. You have been good to me, helping me to walk upright without falling (too often) and I pray that others in my care will launch with the same delight I now know.