"A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs His steps."
Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV)
When you are going somewhere, normally you want to get there sooner rather than later. But if our goal is simply to get to our destination as soon as possible, we could actually go faster than we should and miss something along the way that could be important. Or if we are in such a hurry to get to some place, we may accidentally leave something behind and not bring it with us on our journey. The goal is not really how fast we get somewhere, but to get to where we need to be, with what we need to have when we get there.
Usually, when we have a goal in mind, the thing we obviously want to do is to reach that goal. But we can make a mistake by just focusing on the goal itself and not on the best way to reach that goal. We might think that the fastest way is always the best way, but that may not always be true. We may think that if we can take one big step in the right direction it would be great, but is a big step always the best step to take? It could be that we are trying to take a bigger step than we should take, or that we are able to take, and that can cause a problem.
Proverbs 16:9 tells us that our heart may plan the way, but God will direct our steps. Moving in the right direction is more important than the size of the steps we take, or the speed we are going. It is better to take the steps God directs us to take towards our goals, and in life in general, rather than just trying to take a big step that we may not be ready for; or we could be moving too quickly, and going in the wrong direction, which would be bad. The steps we take, big or small, and the speed we are moving, are not as important as the direction we are going.
Proverbs 16:9 (NKJV)
When you are going somewhere, normally you want to get there sooner rather than later. But if our goal is simply to get to our destination as soon as possible, we could actually go faster than we should and miss something along the way that could be important. Or if we are in such a hurry to get to some place, we may accidentally leave something behind and not bring it with us on our journey. The goal is not really how fast we get somewhere, but to get to where we need to be, with what we need to have when we get there.
Usually, when we have a goal in mind, the thing we obviously want to do is to reach that goal. But we can make a mistake by just focusing on the goal itself and not on the best way to reach that goal. We might think that the fastest way is always the best way, but that may not always be true. We may think that if we can take one big step in the right direction it would be great, but is a big step always the best step to take? It could be that we are trying to take a bigger step than we should take, or that we are able to take, and that can cause a problem.
Proverbs 16:9 tells us that our heart may plan the way, but God will direct our steps. Moving in the right direction is more important than the size of the steps we take, or the speed we are going. It is better to take the steps God directs us to take towards our goals, and in life in general, rather than just trying to take a big step that we may not be ready for; or we could be moving too quickly, and going in the wrong direction, which would be bad. The steps we take, big or small, and the speed we are moving, are not as important as the direction we are going.