Walk of Life – Day 3, February 2021 – Thoughts From The Book Of Proverbs
BLESSINGS OF DIRECTION
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. – Proverbs 3:6
God loves to do astounding things. Most of the time, they are in response to the prayers of His people. This is the greatest blessing that we have on this earth is to take all things to the Prayer answering God in prayer. to receive direction for the most important to the least we have the access to reach the throne of grace through our Lord and saviour Jesus christ.
Asking God is not only a good place to start, it’s the only place to start! Before proceeding anything approach the master, for he has the blue print of our lives, written in the palm of His hand. “See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me” (Isaiah 49:16).
The Bible says we do not have because we do not ask. Therefore, if we don’t know God’s direction in our lives, we simply ought to try asking Him for guidance. By prayerfully seeking direction, surrendering completely to Him, and listening attentively to His will (whatever it may be), what once seemed mysterious and unrecognizable will become amazingly clear. It’s like staring a little cross-eyed at one of these two dimensional computer-generated pictures that suddenly leaps out in three dimensions. Suddenly we begin to see things we couldn’t see before.
God our Heavenly Father, loving Counselor, peace-giving Friend, and gentle Shepherd is laden with gifts that will change our lives. However, we must be prayerfully attentive to the direction He has for us and to discern the path He has chosen from the one we have chosen for ourselves. When we follow God’s will and live according to His divine plan, our perspective shifts. Our vision expands and we begin to look at life not in terms of what we can do, but what God can do through us. We soon realize that nothing can distract, destroy, discourage, disappoint or defeat us when we follow God’s direction.
I submit that when you live according to God’s plan, not only can nothing distract you, but also nothing can destroy you. Isn’t that exciting? Jesus did not fear destruction because He was on target with His plan. He knew what God had prepared for Him and He lived in the confidence and the courage of that understanding without discouragement.
It is often easy to get discouraged. However, when we focus on God’s direction as it is laid before us, we can overcome the urge to flee His plan. By doing so, we won’t be disappointed and consequently, by living according to God’s plan we will not be defeated.
My brothers and sisters, it is possible to lock onto the goal and purpose that God has for your life. But it takes fervent prayer and a desire to accept His will, whatever direction that may take, to begin to see His direction.
Our prayer for you today is that you will become convicted to consistently ask God for His direction in your life. When He shows the path for you to follow, then trust Him and His plan with all your heart. Charge down that path with all you’ve got. Pursue His will with a passion. You’ll quickly find that there’s no more fulfilling, peaceful, and thankful place to be in this life than soundly in the center of God’s will.
Prayer: Counsel me and guide me Dear Heavenly Father to take the exact road that you have laid exclusively for me. In Jesus name I pray. Amen
