"Literally, not watching how we walk can result in a physical fall. Figuratively, the same is true. If we do not keep our "eyes right," we can slip spiritually. Carelessness and a momentary distraction, either one or both together, can result in a fall." FaithWalk

I like this because it's true, but it also gives me the impression that I'm all alone on the ice with noone to brace me. It also makes me feel that the author is saying my walk is so precarious that I need to be constantly paranoid that I could fall. Maybe that's not what he's saying, but the super-sensitive side of me doesn't want to hear that. I know that as believers who have built their lives on the solid rock foundation of Christ can rest assured that though the winds and rains and flood and hurricanes come, our "house" will remain steady. I think it's important to note that whatever PARTS of our faith that aren't built on the ACTUAL truth ARE susceptible to the elements. So then when trials come, our faith is tested and the chaff that remains in our belief system starts to shake out. At that point, it may FEEL like we're falling, and we may even be in crisis, but we do not "slip" as one who has nothing to lean or depend upon. It's at precisely those moments that we come to realize how out of control WE are and how in control the Lord is. We recognize that we haven't been allowing God to brace us in that particular area and we've been trying to walk it on our own. Maybe the illustration is more like when we Walk with God's "feet," God's "legs," "God's sovereign balance," any ice we encounter melts under our boots!

Lord, I want to be sure to Walk in Truth. Yes, though sometimes it hurts, sometimes it's embarrassing, sometimes it makes me confused, I want You to continue to reveal areas of my faith that are built on sand instead of Rock. I feel like a glutton for punishment, but I know it's worth it! Who am I? Am I so great that I can't stand to be the object of some opposition, some judgment, some difficulty? Sure, I haven't yet experienced something that totally rocked my faith, and I certainly know that's possible, but I know You don't arbitrarily assign or allow trouble. If You want to use me like I think You do, then of course I give You permission to do what You think best. As I say that, I cringe at the thought of what could happen. Losing my husband, my house, my children, my parents... Losing my credibility, friends, money... Ouch. Losing things is not fun. But what can I lose that I wouldn't gain a million times back in blessings that are so much greater than these?

Thank You Lord for sustaining me. Thank You for Your goodness, kindness, love, peace, patience... Thank You that You are in control and nothing is slippery for You. Thank You that You are mine, but yet not mine: that You care about me, that I can cling to You, that I can totally trust You, and yet that You are wild, extremely powerful, and totally beyond my comprehension and manipulation! What an amazing God You are! I praise You for the way You teach me little by little as I become able to learn. Thank You for my friends, my family, my house, my kids, my comforts. But thank You that even if I lost every one, You'd still be much more than enough, and worthy of every praise that exists in the mouths of humans and angels and all creation. What a God to love!