It only takes one step to change your life forever. Enoch's first step toward God prevented him from experiencing death's sting (Genesis 5:24). Paul's first step on the road to Damascus condemned him to temporary blindness and permanent life change (Acts 9:1-18). My first step of the day on September 12, 2010 changed my life.
I woke up that morning carefree, content, excited about attending church that morning. The first step I took on my left foot made me hit the ground--and reality--hard. All of a sudden, I had developed a sharp pain in my left heel that threw me off-balance with any added pressure. This would be the beginning of nearly four years of pain.
I don't know when exactly I developed the condition, especially since the symptoms appeared overnight. I only know that since that first step, I have not been the same. My purpose in writing a blog is to express the life lessons I have learned since that one step. I have found that the best way to cope with hard times is to learn from them. So by writing about the lessons I've learned, I am reminding myself that God has a purpose for each situation in life.
There is another important step in the Bible that I have yet to mention. Peter's walk from the boat to Jesus exhibits much of what I have experienced on my own journey.Had Peter not taken that first step out of the boat, he never would have known the depths of Jesus' care and faithfulness. His story is my story.
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