Measuring your steps

When I was kid (and even now as an adult) one of the simple things my dad did that amazed me was "stepping off" distances. While spending countless hours with me honing my skills in certain sports, particularly baseball, we would need a distance measured (e.g. pitcher's mound to home plate, between bases, etc). Dad would just start walking and counting. How did he do that? He had measured many distances whether it be sports distances for his kids, distances from his location to his target area during hunting, or any other number of instances when an outdoorsman such as himself may need to estimate a distance. The fact that he made many judgements isn't what made him accurate however, its that he compared his estimations to the standard time and again. After he had checked himself enough times to measure with confidence he was freed to make those determinations quickly. So here's my question for you and me, how often do you compare your decisions to the standard? Do you review the interactions in your life and compare them to biblical principles? Is the Word of God the instruction book you use for your life? The Bible says in 2 Timothy 3:16, "16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness," in Proverbs 16:20, "20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD." in Proverbs 4:13, "13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.", in Thessalonians 4:8, "8 Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit."

The Bible is our instruction manual. When you buy a complicated item that needs assembly, its much easier and more likely to be right if you assemble it by the instruction manual, and our life is no different. Read the manual and assemble your life carefully.