"Try to stay conscious of Me...My Presence with you is both a promise and a protection. As you journey (watch out for) pits of self-pity and...plateaus of pride." (302)
There's such a glorious freedom that comes to those who have discovered the pathway of promise where Jesus' Presence protects and empowers. I picture the pathway of His Presence much like the infamous Road to Hana and the even riskier road beyond Hana that cautiously sneaks along Maui's rugged northeasterly coast line until it enters the volcanic lava fields along the southeastern edge of the island.
It's a daring, often one-lane journey cut into jagged cliffs with ocean waves crashing below and steep, rocky ledges of volcanic rock towering overhead on the opposite side of the road.
When we made our memorable trek around the island, we were captured with its beauty and its brazen, bold, daring terrain. Both sides of the road are laden with risk, even certain death, if one becomes careless or distracted.
Pits of self-pity create dangerously victimized conditions while plateaus of pride boast of elevated grandiosity that leaves one stranded and desperately alone. One is self-depreciating the other is self-exalting, but both are the result of being overly self-focused.
The Presence of Jesus protects us from the extremes on our pathway of life. He promises that He will not lead us astray or endanger us.
Staying Close & Focused on Jesus...dmc
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