I don’t know if you have ever seen Monty Pythons ministry of funny walks (I will put it on a post tommorrow), but it does show how not to walk. Walking is about getting somewhere. It is the most common way for humans to travel along. We usually walk for a purpose - to go to the shops, to go to school, to fetch the tv remote! It is a means to a greater purpose

Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil. Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is. (Ephesians 5:15-17)

We need to watch how we walk the Christian life. Our journey here on earth carries purpose and is not meant to be a casual stroll in the park. Thinking about what we do with our weeks and days and hours is very important. Every time Christmas comes around it is gone again as the years spin by - but are we nearer to fulfilling the will of God for our lives? Is there a thoughtfulnes and a direction that we are travelling in which means we are making progress. It will take time to think and ponder and consider where we are going and what God’s will is Then it requires a deciding how it will all be put into action. Lastly it will need a going out and doing all that we have planned and thought about. Let’s not trip through life accidently but walk with determination and thoughtfulness.