Be Careful Little Feet Where You Go!

     Before moving hay balers, we had "haystacks."  The tractor would bring hay into an area and pile it up to be baled  Proverbs   Once the haystack was established, men would use pitch forks to toss it into a baler, usually run by a tractor with a long belt.  The hay stacks made nice places to play before the baling took place.  We would hollow out a space and then lay some hay loosely over it and once a person would step on that spot, they would fall into the hole and be covered with hay.  If you didn't know it was there, you fall into the trap very easily.  Spiritually speaking we have the same problem.  Proverbs 4:26-27 says, "Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.  Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil." 

      The verse preceding this section spoke about the eyes which we mentioned a few days ago.  The thought continues but this time focusing on the feet.  Perhaps you have heard the words, "Look out!" just before you stepped into a hole or tripped over something that was in you path.  The same thing happens to us when we are walking our spiritual walk.  In the Book of Ephesians, five different walks mentioned and one of them is the "circumspectful" walk.  This is the "careful" walk, or the "wise" walk as mentioned in Ephesians 5:15.  You all know where your temptations arise.  It would not be wise for a person who has trouble with alcohol to walk into a bar just to find out what time it is.  It is not wise for a person who is on a diet to go to a large buffet restaurant.  We often say to ourselves, "Oh, I can handle it."  Then, an hour later say, "Why did I go in there in the first place."  This passage reminds us that we should refrain by deviating off the path that the Lord has given to us.  We often read and hear God's Word and then do not do what it says.  It wasn't the fault of the Word, the fault lies in the fact that we have already made up our mind that we are not going to obey it in the first place.   You may already know what your plans are for today but there may need to be some different routes in accordance to God's Word.  While we may think we don't know about them, we actually do.  We just fail to walk the way God has given us instruction to walk.  The little song mentioned before, "Be careful little eyes what you see" also has the verse, "Be careful little feet where you go."  Praise God that He has not left us alone with no guide book.  We have His Holy Bible to guide us in every circumstance.