This word is submitted by Betty Heimbach (bjheimbach@isp.com)

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                Walking Uprightly and Steadily


Jude 24;  "...Him that is able to keep you from falling."
Ro. 4:20  "Abraham staggered not at the promise of God."


I not only keep you from falling but from stumbling and staggering.  Yield 
to Me, get in the yoke with Me, be connected by the yoke to Me, walk in 
unison with Me, keep in step with Me; and I will keep you from stumbling.  
I will keep you from staggering.

Don't think you cannot do what is to be done.  Don't consider it as too hard.  
No!  Those thoughts will overwhelm and cause staggering.  Rest in the 
knowledge that we are yoked together.  I am here to hold you up.  I am here
supporting you.  I will carry the load.  You are not alone.

As you walk in greater maturity, as you accept more responsibility, as you 
accept more assignments--you will be held to a higher and higher standard.  
It is a growth process.  As you mature and experience what your faith can 
accomplish, as you walk yoked to Me--you will learn to become more watchful, 
more alert to the stones in your path that could cause you to stumble.  I 
will teach you to watch what you hear, to listen for words that could cause 
you to stagger.  Keep your focus on Me, but keep an eye on the path for the 
banana peels of temptation, the potholes of discouragement, and the stones 
in the path of relationships.  Be alert and on guard against the all the 
snares of the adversary.

I will always be here. I am right beside you, to guide you and to carry the
load.  Lean into Me.  Train your eyes to watch for those things that could 
hinder and stay yoked to Me.  Watch even as you talk to Me.