Keep Walking

This morning during my quiet time, just a couple days after the annual LLS Light the Night Walk, my devotional encouraged me to not be anxious about the weakness of my body. Rather consider the aging process as the opportunity to continue growing stronger in the Lord.

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
Psalms 139:14

This year, the LLS Walk was my most difficult to complete. My knees, my joints, despite the months of physical therapy, are just not holding up. My stamina is minimal. But…I will keep on walking. God continues to hold me up, and I will continue to lift Him up.

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.”
1 John 1:7

“…Love the Lord your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold fast to him and serve him with all your heart and all your soul.”
Joshua 22:5b

“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And on his law he meditates day and night.”
Psalm 1:1-2

“Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord.”
Psalm 89:15

“My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your
mother’s teaching. Bind them upon your heart forever;
fasten them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you;
when you sleep, they will watch over you;
when you awake, they will speak to you.
For these commands are a lamp, and the corrections of discipline
are the way to life.”
Proverbs 6:20-23

“This is what the Lord says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls’….”
Jeremiah 6:16

“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord
require of you? To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.”
Micah 6:8

“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,
‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk
in darkness, but will have the light of life’.”
John 8:12

“And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his command. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.”
2 John v6

This past weekend, many of us either walked or ran to raise research money and awareness toward the ongoing killer of blood cancers. Everyday leukemia, lymphoma and other forms of blood cancers are claiming lives, young and old. Our prayer is that these funds will help researchers find the cure.

But how is our daily walk raising awareness for the ultimate death? What does our walk say about what we believe? Cancer or no cancer, all our days are numbered. We need to make them count. Those of us who know the Answer, know the Cure. Let us not waste our days. Walk with purpose. Walk in obedience. Walk in love.

Walk for Him.