When you are on your toes, you are ready to act.

• Like a dancer ready for a ballet performance
• Or a runner who toes the mark before a race

 Other people may keep you on your toes.

• Your boss trains you and reviews your work.
• A child asks you hard questions.
• Teachers prepare you for a test.
• Friends and family offer advice about big decisions.

You may also keep yourself on your toes.

You stay alert to what interests you most.

• If you enjoy cooking, you check the latest recipes.
• If you like to read, you find books by your favorite authors.
• If you want to stay in good physical condition, you exercise.

You plan and prepare for the future.

If you fail to stay on your toes, you may fall flat.

However, you don’t have to stay down when you fall. Instead, pull yourself up by your bootstraps and keep going. Who knows what the future holds?

“Make sure you stay alert. Keep close watch over yourselves” (Deuteronomy 4:9 MSG).

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