Stepping beyond counting steps

Daily writing promptHow often do you walk or run?View all responses

I go for a walk almost every day, but I don’t count my steps. I just enjoy them because they carry me along as my heart savors beauty. From a blade of grass to a flower, to a bird overhead or a squirrel on the run, to a car driving by with a person waving “Hi,” I marvel at the wonder of it all.

I haven’t always walked this way. Sometimes I still rush by and miss the glory. But when I notice the symmetry of my surroundings and the marvels all around me, it brings life to my heart, and I start to feel great gratitude.

How fortunate I am to have the gift of eyes that can daily see sights that amaze and inspire me as I walk by. My favorite book tells me to “keep in step with the Spirit.” I discovered that when I let the risen Jesus lead my steps and thoughts and feelings and desires, my ongoing walk through life is accompanied by inner peace and joy.

A shift from self-focus to a Spirit-led focus is life-changing. Amazing things happen when we step beyond the shrink wrap of self-obsession into the spontaneity of the ever-expanding glory of being daily led by “Christ in you.”

If your heart is like
A dry river bed
And inside you feel
You're almost dead,
Let fresh wind blow,
Let joy grow.
You just need to know
That Jesus will flow
When you open your heart
To Him.
Let Jesus flow.
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