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Take the necessary step

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Don’t fall for the trap that progress is linear.

We don’t always move forward by stepping forward.

Sometimes, the necessary step is to the right or the left or even, gulp, backwards.

The point is to remember the goal — the place that we are moving toward — and not lose sight of that as we navigate the opportunities and obstacles that often present themselves in real time.

So whether your next step is straight ahead or in some other direction so that you can eventually resume moving straight ahead, stop and ask yourself if you’re taking the necessary step.

If you are, step boldly even if you aren’t stepping ahead.

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February 21, 2021by Paul Jenkins
Written by Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins is lead pastor of The Gathering, a community church located in beautiful downtown Albemarle, North Carolina. He's the author of God is My Air Traffic Controller and My Name's Not Lou. Paul is passionate about his wife, his 3 children, running, reading, coaching, leading people who are following Jesus, Swedish Fish and the Carolina Panthers.