For all you Eastern Orthodox followers (which I am guessing is none since only our family reads this), happy Clean Monday! Whether you are from the east or the west, the season of Lent is in full bloom. I really am amazed at how hard it is to follow something whole-heartedly. It’s easy to slip into a state of just getting something done, rather than savoring and reflecting. I am continually praying that God would change my heart.

Slippery Slopes
A couple days ago, I wrote about being aware of our heart. One thing I have noticed with the psalmist is not just blamelessness in his heart attitude, but overt confidence in his ways. The idea behind being blameless is not necessarily that you don’t do anything wrong (since we all know that we all do wrong), but it’s owning up to it, keeping short accounts, asking forgiveness. A good test is if you get nervous when a person calls, or your boss asks you to his/her office, or Johnny Law comes knocking on your door.

But more than that, it’s like the psalmist doesn’t even need to worry about making sure he’s blameless because he steps confidently knowing he is walking according to what God has commanded. What’s the secret? Meditation on the Lord’s instruction. In Psalms 16, 17, and 18 we see that day and night he thinks about it. He places it before him, literally in front of his eyes. And the result is that his feet are sure. Not only that, but it’s like God makes his feet bigger so his steps are all the more secure.

The paths of life are slippery enough as it is, I pray that I would do my part in meditating over God’s instruction so I can walk confidently through life with big feet.