STEPPED

"The STEPS of a good man are ORDERED by the LORD, and He delights in his way" – Psalms 37:23

The Ordered Life is a STEPPED Life: "The STEPS of a good man are ORDERED by the LORD, and He delights in his way" (Psa.37:23). Order is the accurate arrangement of things. Order implies placing an item where it belongs. The small, seemingly insignificant acts of your life will increase order or disorder around you. However small it might be, you can always take a fresh step toward order every day. Even in the agenda of creation, order was achieved one step at a time, one phase per day (Genesis 1).

Order increases productivity or performance and creates comfort and fulfilment. When you walk into a room with order, you'll want to stay, because things are just "right." With order in place, you feel calm, clean, energized, and satisfied. In contrast, walking into a space of clutter and disorder creates an unexplainable agitation and unsettledness. You were created by the God of Order, for order, and anything that slows you down spiritually, mentally or emotionally constitutes a distraction. Disorder influences your attitude more than you could ever imagine. It produces agitation, anger, and frustration.

Every move you make and every step you take in life is either affecting order in your life or creating disorder. Every decision you make will either increase order or disorder around you. Every moment, by your attitude or action you are increasing order or creating disorder around your life. Small, but wrong steps can produce chaotic situations. Every person around you is increasing order or disorder. Be wary of people who have attitudes of disorder and disarray. Limit their access or influence around you.

Step-by-step from Genesis to Revelation, Divine Order unfolds. During creation, the Lord gave order to the universe. He established order when He ordained the home and marriage. When the tabernacle was erected, He gave Aaron and his sons the order. Whether it is Abraham or Elijah laying "the wood in order," or Manoah seeking to "order the child," divine order is God's strategy for bringing direction to lives. Without order we are prone to repeatedly pursue pathways that will only lead to a dead-end.

Let this be your attitude and prayer: "Order my steps in Thy Word..." (Psa.119:133a). David observed nature and saw order ruling everywhere in Heaven above and on earth. He desired this same order in his life. He did not aspire to live a random life of 'anything goes'! If you permit, God will order your steps - your actions; your standing - your associations; and your sitting - your attitude (Psa.1:1-2). This can only be, as you delight in and walk step-by-step in His Word. The rewards are: fruitfulness and prosperity! When the Word of God is in your heart, none of your steps shall slide (Psa.37:31).