Walking Together!

When walking with children there are sometimes one of two extremes that can be encountered for which PATIENCE is required. There are children who will tend to lag behind and therefore have to be coaxed along to keep up, taken by the hand to keep them moving, or even be carried along. Then there are those abounding in energy who keep rushing on ahead and have to be either called back, run after, or restrained by some means.

Perhaps such experiences are not uncommon among children of God. Where do we see ourselves? Are we ones who must be coaxed along the way? Do others have to keep us from launching ahead into things before we have thought them through or consulted the Word to find out if they are inline with God’s Will? Or are we striving to be an encourager or mentor of others as we join together on our spiritual walk?

In Paul’s letter to the church at Thessalonica he wrote. . .
“And we urge you, brothers, ADMONISH the idle, ENCOURAGE the fainthearted, HELP the weak, BE PATIENT WITH THEM ALL.” ( 1 Thessalonians 5:14 ESV)

As one should be PATIENT with children and we recognize how PATIENT God has been with us, we ought also to be PATIENT with one another as we continue in the Christian walk together. Recognizing it takes different approaches to keep us journeying together, let us PATIENTLY encourage those around us to remain on God’s path and continue to move closer to the manner in which He desires us to walk. May we continually bear in mind we are not on this journey alone.

Have a great day BEING A HELPING HIKER ON LIFE’S PATH!
Carl

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