Whose Pace?

Because of the amount of walking I do, I have to be really conscious of slowing my pace when walking with others. This is especially true when with my wife. Quite often -- as we are heading through a parking lot and into a store -- she will pull back on my arm a little to remind me my pace is picking up. This happens quite often when my mind is on other things. Sometimes she will even verbally remind me we don’t have to be in a hurry. There are also times when she will stop and wait for me to realize I am rushing on ahead without her. In order for us to REMAIN TOGETHER our pace needs to be the same. What does it say about my view of my wife if I start running on ahead without her? That would really not speak well of OUR RELATIONSHIP, would it? For me to rush on would be an indication my mind is only on what I am after rather than our shared purpose of GOING TOGETHER.

In John’s second short letter he exhorted the following:
“(8) Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. (9) EVERYONE WHO GOES ON AHEAD AND DOES NOT ABIDE IN THE TEACHING OF CHRIST, DOES NOT HAVE GOD. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.” ( 2 John 8-9 ESV)

Who or what are we allowing to set the pace for our life? According to John, without a proper focus we can end up without God! Are we guilty of running on ahead or are we striving to remain in step with the teachings of Jesus? If we run on ahead at our own pace after our own pursuits, what does that say about OUR RELATIONSHIP with Him? Sometimes we may need to slow down and give more thought to the teaching of His Will. Perhaps there are other times we need to pick up our pace so as to not lag behind Him. Our goal should be that of REMAINING TOGETHER with Jesus as we move on through each day of our life. In order to do this our mind needs to be constantly on what He desires so that our step REMAINS TOGETHER with Him. With a desire to honor OUR RELATIONSHIP with Him, let us continually be mindful of allowing our Lord’s Will to set the pace for our life walk.

Have a great day KEEPING THE WALK IN STEP WITH CHRIST!
Carl

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