Toe Safety

(Pro 5:6 KJV)  Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

I am reaching an age where my automatic systems don’t work as well as they used to.  I sometimes say I do not multitask well anymore.  Of course there is the question of whether I ever multitasked.  It used to be I could set down a coffee cup and it would end up where I intended.  Now if I don’t pay attention it will be half on the coaster and might spill on everything.  It has happened.  I find that when I first get up I need to pay special attention to my walking.  Sometimes I run into the wall a few times before my brain kicks in.  “Ponder” (6424) it says.

You may have had the experience of your foot reaching out and trying to move a heavy piece of furniture with you little toe.  It doesn’t go well.  I would kick myself for being such a klutz but the toe already hurts.  I was not paying attention.

So?  This can happen in our spiritual lives.  We have decisions to make and comments to contribute.  Instead of stopping to consider the wisdom we have been reading we kick the couch, so to speak.  Take the time to ponder.  Check the balance.  Think of consequences.  Avoid the pain.