Luke 12:15 (NIV)

Romans 1:29 (NIV)

Ephesians 5:3 (NIV)

Colossians 3:5 (NIV)

Second Peter 2:14 (NIV)

“NOW IT IS GOD

Second Corinthians 1:21,22

Intr.:

who makes both

us and

you

1. stand firm in Christ.

2. He anointed us,

3. set his seal of ownership on us, and

4. put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit,

guaranteeing what is to come.”

End:

“PLEASE TAKE CARE & WATCH YOUR STEP.”

I think  “WATCH YOUR STEP” is a personal message for me at the present time. Why? Because I hear and read a lot these days about people who are not watching their steps. No need to tell you that you can end up in a terrible mess, if you don’t watch your steps. The Germans have a saying that goes translated like this: One moment when you do not watch can destroy your whole life. (“Ein unbedachter Augenblick zerstoert so manches Lebensglueck.”)

It is actually amazing how you remember certain things:

When I was a student at school our teacher used to say something like this: “I am telling you to do things and I know that those who are obedient already will be even more obedient and that those who do not care about what I say will continue to be disobedient.”

Please remember the message: “WATCH YOUR STEP.”

Let us always remember that God sees our every step. (Job 34:21) Is that not wonderful? What do you think? The Bible teaches that we should be prudent and give thought to our steps. That is advice to be followed. (Proverbs 14:15) Let us be obedient to the LORD. The LORD makes our steps firm, if he delights in our ways. (Psalm 37:23 ) Are you living by the Spirit? If you do, keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 5:25 ) And listen how Jeremiah begins his prayer in Jeremiah 10:23; “I know, O LORD, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps.” Do we know that our life does not belong to us?

Finally let us look to the Lord. He left us an example. Why? “…., that we should follow his steps.” (First Peter 2:21)

Remember, what I said at the beginning about my school teacher. If not, read it again.

Have you ever heard about Jim Rohn? In his book “SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR WEALTH AND HAPPINESS he writes about mysteries of life. He says that “Motivation is a mystery.”

Another mystery he writes is also that people are not affected the same way by his lectures. Some listeners are acting on what they have heard and others are muttering to themselves and saying that they have heard all that stuff before.

“Please take care and watch your step.”