The LORD guides a man in the way he should go and protects those who please him. If they fall, they will not stay down, because the LORD will help them up.

I am an old man now; I have lived a long time, but I have never seen a good man abandoned by the LORD or his children begging for food. At all times he gives freely and lends to others, and his children are a blessing.

Turn away from evil and do good, and your descendants will always live in the land; for the LORD loves what is right and does not abandon his faithful people. He protects them forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be driven out. The righteous will possess the land and live in it forever.

Psalm 37:23-29

Listen for the LORD to tell you when to go and when to stop. Not only going and stopping, but listen for full speed ahead or a dead stop. Trust God to tell you when to act, or react. God is the only way to get ready for the things we are not ready for.

God often uses life's stops to keep us moving.

Our Daily Bread - August 10, 2002