"Let Light Guide"

"The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide." (Psalms 37:31) If we are going to be perfectly honest, we all have had our steps slide a little now and then, so what could these steps be talking about? Having had God's hand upon my life long enough to understand that His ways always trump my ways, I think I can begin to understand a little of what is being said; that is if I consider those parts of my life where His instruction was first and foremost in my life; beyond that, I see periods of walking for days just trying to find the right steps, or trying to figure out where I went wrong. The simplest way to avoid any big mistakes, is to not get off the path in the first place; but we all learn by our mistakes, at least we hope to. On the other hand, we can be assured that no matter how far we might stray from God, His hand will always guide us back; it is pretty much guaranteed that God will find us, and He will do what ever it takes to get our attention. The word for "step" pretty much means only two things, step and going; beyond that, there is always a progression into another chapter of our lives, which is most commonly caused by something that happens in our life that takes us out of normal living; something which is usually allowed by or even caused by God, in order to disrupt our normal lives, and to bring us into a closer relationship with Him. However, this "slide" thing takes things into another perspective altogether, because it considers things like 'waver', or 'totter''; things which might be compared to light verses darkness, and the whole issue of grey areas being a part of what is light and what is darkness. If we have God's law written in our hearts, then we know the difference between what is light and darkness; and if we are truly trying to walk in His footsteps, then we will be guided by His light, plain and simple. Besides, God looks at the heart; first and foremost, God is concerned with our hearts; and if our hearts are wanting instruction from Him, then He tends to overlook the wrong steps we might take; His Light pretty much wipes those things away anyways... "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: and He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments." (1 John 2:1-3)