We are all great in responding to encouragement. That’s why we need encouragement and lots of it.

I was greatly encouraged lately. And it was no coincidence.

One day I saw a magazine in a restaurant here in town and the headline on the first page caught my attention immediately. In really big letters there was written: “OUT OF STEP. Why hit show Glee isn’t just another high school musical.” (Time Out, Weekly TV Viewing Guide & Picks). What was I thinking, when reading that? Yes, that is right. I was thinking that most of the people in this world are out of step with God.

The next day ‘it just happened’ that I saw books lying on the carpet of our bedroom. Second – hand books, bought at the church fair in town that day. No need to tell you who bought them.

On top of all the reading material was a magazine and on the front page I read: “IN STEP WITH GOD. Understanding His Ways and Plans for Your Life.”

“In Step with God” is the title of one of the latest books written by C. F. Stanley.

He himself summarises his book like this: “The only way to walk in step with God is to stay in TOUCH with Him, ….”

And who wants to guess the title of the magazine I saw lying on the carpet of our bedroom? The magazine is called: “IN TOUCH”. (October 2008)

STAY IN TOUCH – WITH GOD, YOUR CREATOR!