Blessed Sunday to you all,

Micah 6:8 “No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what He requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”

If you ever want to know what God requires of us it is spelled out pretty clearly in the verses from the prophet Micah. Let’s look at the last part of the verse…to walk humbly with your God.” When you walk with someone you usually do not walk with a stranger. Most of us walk with someone we know; a friend, a relative or someone we love and trust. This one we walk with will stay by our side; not walking ahead unless it is to scout for rocks in the path, pot holes or rough places. Someone we walk with will not lag behind without knowing that we will slow down and wait or if we are slow they will wait for us. Someone we walk with will remain steadfast and always be there with us each day waiting to walk with us.

To humbly walk with our God means to spend time each day getting to know Him. Spending time in prayer is part of the daily walk. To get to know God we need to pray each day asking, telling and listening to become friends with God. We must act in faith and believe that each time we pray that God is there waiting for us to speak and journey with Him. As we walk with God we need to find a common ground in which to carry on a conversation. God loves to speak to us through His Word, especially the life of His son, Jesus Christ. (You know how we love to talk about our children!) Talking to God about His Son is another way we get to know Him. God came to earth in the human form of Jesus so that we could learn of Him and know Him.

God faithfully walks with us. He created us and claims us as His own. God does not promise that we will always walk in sunshine and blue skies. Sometimes the road is dark. What God does promise is that He will faithfully walk with us through the darkness secure in the knowledge that He will not leave us in the dark alone, but guide us through the darkness and into the light. When we pray, study and act in faith, then on our journey, no matter how smooth or rough, we can be assured that we never walk alone.

So today, take joy in your journey. Wear comfortable shoes. Count your blessings and say your prayers. Let us remember to lift each other in prayer each day remembering that everyone is fighting some kind of battle. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.