Grammar 101

9/29/10 Are you ready for a grammar lesson? Ready or not, here it comes.
Today’s Jesus Calling entry said, “Walk with me in intimate love steps.” Last year underneath this entry, on my journal portion, I had written......Intimate love steps with Thee are all part of our “dance.”
Do you have intimate love steps in your “dance” with the Lord? This morning, I had to ask myself that very question. Then I asked if I were still allowing Him to lead in our “dance.”

So here’s the grammar lesson, as I understand it from years ago. “Were” in the ‘subjunctive mood’ in English, expresses an idea or a statement that is contrary to reality or the actual occurrence, regardless of subject, gender or number. “If I were a rich man,” if stated by me, is a perfect example, because I certainly am not rich on the US economic scale. That reality really brought me up short when I asked myself if He were leading me. Guess who, once again, was trying to take over the lead. God’s leading has not been my reality these last several days.
I have not only been making my plans but I have also been trying to direct the Lord toward “my” plans.

I think I’ll give up grammar 101 and concentrate on “Basic Dance.” Actually, I know the basics, I just need a little dance” remediation. Review. Practice. Folks in education all know the routine. I’m just glad the Lord didn’t put me in “time-out” to teach me a lesson.

The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps. (Proverbs 16:9)