God Orders Your Steps

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And he delights in his way“ Psalm 37:23

If you trust in God, He will guide you and secure your steps. He will lead you in the right direction and strengthen your walk.

An average person in America takes about 4,700 steps a day. Over a life time that’s a lot of steps. For a believer God has ordered each of those steps. The word “ordered” means to make firm or establish. Every day, God is firming up your steps to keep you from falling.

There are two essential truths we have to remember about God ordering your steps.

The first truth is that God has an order for your steps. In Jeremiah 29:11 we see God has a plan, and that plan was good. God has a plan for directing our steps so we can fulfill the plan He has for us. If we allow Him, He will show us the right choices to make and lead us down the best path. He will show us which step to take to keep us going in the right direction.

The second truth is that God orders your steps by securing your footing. Sometimes life can feel like we are walking up a mountain of loose gravel. One step forward two steps back. Progress is slow treacherous and exhausting not knowing if we will ever reach the top.

God helps us from falling by making sure we are standing on solid ground. In Psalm 40:2 David says God had placed his feet on a rock and made his footsteps firm. God is doing that same thing today. While we see others sliding backwards or stumbling, God always our steps firm and secure. He plants our feet on the right path and shows us where we should step.

When we allow God to order our steps. He delights in us. Like a proud Father he rejoices in the first steps of Hid children..

Last week as I was leaving the grocery store, being tired and just wanting to go home. I thought about taking a faster way. Then I suddenly thought I would just go through town. When I returned home, my husband had told me there was a fatal accident on the road I was going to take. I immediately said to him, God ordered my steps. If I had gone that way, I could have been involved in the accident.

When you allow God to order our steps, He keeps us firm and secure. He plants your feet on the right path and shows you the right path.