is the first part. The second part is continuing to grow, to learn, to become all you have been destined. My Mom would apologize to me about not providing a deeper spiritual journey for me and my brother. I kept trying to reassure her that she did fulfill the scripture, “Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:5, NKJV) And I tried to reassure her that she had done a terrific job of walking in all the light she had and demonstrating those values and qualities that are critical. She walked her talk!
Walking in all the light we have really is what we are asked to do. The qualification on this is that we are never to stop growing and discovering all the Lord has for us. I suspect the question then would be… are we walking in all the light we have? And how do we know if we are… or aren’t? Yes. Back to the proof of action. What does our behavior tell us? How are we modeling our learning and understanding? We will be ‘speaking’ something in our behavior – what?!
Walking is a key here. Do we walk in all we know? I think there’s a point at which we need to do the doing and not just do the learning. Unless we make the words real and applicable, then it remains ‘interesting’ but of no value. Value comes in the testing. And testing refines the knowing. Walking our talk is not always convenient or easy but it is critical. Otherwise we may appear hypocritical – willing to talk but not willing to walk.
Walking also gives us our proof… to us. Proof that we are growing and that it is visible. Proof inspires confidence. And I believe that confidence is a foundation to who we are and are becoming. If we really don’t believe (fill in the blank) then how can we act? And if we don’t act, then how do we know? Line upon line, precept upon precept… Luke 14:28 cautions us to consider. Remember there is always a cost both for doing and not doing (fill in the blank). Walking is a choice.
