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A person's steps are made secure by the LORD when they delight in his way. 
Though they trip up, they won't be thrown down, because the LORD holds their hand.
Psalms 37:23-34 CEB
This is a long (almost rambling) song, but there are some gems!
This part acknowledged that things will trip us up, if we haven't had a "curve ball" (something we haven't experienced and don't know how to deal with) yet, we will.
But even in that, we are held.
Even in that God is with us. 
The heart of the Psalmist encouragement is to walk in step with God all the time, "delighting" in his way. 
If we're finding that difficult, start with "delighting" in things that God has made...open our ears to the birds, to the sound of the river, the sea, open our eyes to the sunrise, the trees, the sky, look for Him in the eyes of a friend...
"Delight" is not a word that I hear often. I wonder if we need to hear more of it?
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