Stay on Course...

I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths…Proverbs 4:11.

A few nights ago I had the privilege of traveling to Bloomington to watch our sweet Graham’s Pre-K Program.

Mind you, I wasn’t the only one who had come to see this special little guy!

Besides his parents and younger brothers, Papi and Lola were there…Great Grandma and Grandpapa…Aunt Kiki…and Miss Danielle and her sister, Miranda (these two precious sisters have babysat for Graham and Emmett and love them dearly…and Graham and Emmett love them equally right back)!!

I think Graham may have had the largest group of fans in the audience on this particular evening!

Though we are always excited to see Graham…we were exceptionally enthusiastic to see this performance!

You see…Graham had one of only two speaking parts!  (Yes, I’m sure you can hear a little bit of pride in my writing even as I type these words)!

Our Graham was playing an important role that evening…He was the king!

I am sure that I am not biased at all…but he had to be the cutest little king ever!!

And I’m pretty sure each of his family members felt a small burst of pride when our little Graham spoke his lines!

And we couldn’t help but smile at him when he would look over at us…making sure that we had seen and heard him!

This little play started off with the king encouraging the raccoon to stay on course during the race!

But the little raccoon got distracted…

Shortly after he started down the path, he was immediately distracted by some warm biscuits with butter…

And after spending time with the biscuits, our little raccoon was sidetracked by a large mirror…so of course, he had to stop and see how he looked in the mirror!

However, our king continued to remind the little raccoon to stay on course…don’t get off the path that I have chosen for you!

The king’s encouraging words continued throughout the raccoon’s journey!

As I contemplated the raccoon’s choices, I thought…each of us are a little like him!

We have good intentions as we begin each morning…desiring to stay on course and on the path that God has set before us!

But like our little raccoon, we too can get easily distracted!

And if we aren’t careful, those distractions can easily take us off the path that God desires us to be on!

And each distraction takes us a little further from our destination!

But fortunately, just as the little raccoon had a king encouraging him to stay on course, we too have a King…our Heavenly Father…who is also encouraging us throughout the day to stay on course as well!

God’s word reminds us… I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths…Proverbs 4:11.

We can rejoice because we never have to walk alone! 

We can seek God’s wisdom to guide us and guard our steps each day!

When we walk in HIS wisdom…when we live our lives submitted to God…He will guide us and protect us throughout each day!

His word also states…The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day…Proverbs 4:18.

At dawn, there is only a small amount of light that illuminates the sky!

But as night fades, the light grows brighter with each passing moment.

Our walk with Jesus is similar to this!

When we first begin to follow following Jesus, we may only slightly sense His presence…faintly see His Light.

But as we draw closer to Him…as we get to know Jesus more intimately…His presence becomes more familiar. 

That small light becomes brighter…making our path clearer…allowing us to follow God a little more easier!

It helps us to stay on course…God’s chosen path for us!

I am so thankful that little raccoon had a king to encourage him!

But I am even more thankful for my Heavenly Father…the King of Kings…to encourage me and guide me each day!

Dear Heavenly Father…thank you for guiding us with your wisdom, enabling us to stay on a straight path that leads us closer to you!