Keeping Pace

Can two walk together unless they be agreed? (Amos 3:3) A.W. Tozer has pointed out that for two people to walk together there must be agreement on at least a few major points:

They will have to agree whether they want to walk together. There must be some kind of compatibility; they must have something in common.

They must be agreed on the direction. If one man is going north and one is going south it is a physical impossibility that they could walk together.

They must be agreed on their destination. If they were aiming for two different cities, they would have to separate somewhere on their journey.

They must agree on what path they want to take. There might be a dozen paths to where they are going, and if they are going to stay together they are going to have to take the same path.

They will have to agree on the rate of speed. If one walks very rapidly and the other saunters along, they might ultimately get to the same place but they could not go together because they could not agree on the rate of speed.

Tozer’s insights are very helpful to me when I think about keeping pace with the Holy Spirit, walking in step with Him. It helps me realize I need to continually agree with the Spirit that, yes, I want to walk with Him, I want to go in the direction He’s headed, I want to share His ultimate goal for this journey, I want to follow in the specific path He’s taking to reach that goal, and I want to travel at His pace.

It might seem like an unduly strict discipline, this devoting every second and every step to following His leading. For sure, the enemy will tell us it is unnecessary and impractical and it will stifle our dreams and dry up our potential… but here’s what Satan won’t tell us:

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom (2 Cor. 3:17). Somehow, in the wonderful, indecipherable way of the Kingdom, when I follow closest, I am freest. When I share the Spirit’s goal, I reach my greatest potential. When I travel at His pace, I accomplish the most. When I agree with His leading, doors open into places I’ve never dreamed of.

When I fall into step with Him, we walk together, in triumph, into glory.