"He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake."
Psa.23:3
The twenty-third Psalm, one of the most comforting psalms in the Bible. Yet, this comforting psalm also contains some powerful words of wisdom. Verse 3 of this Psalm quoted above, speaks of God's guidance. Yet, many of us might say ‘But I’ve tried this!’ I have asked God to guide me but then I became more confused than before. And sometimes we begin to wonder, ‘Why is knowing God’s will so difficult?’
Many times, when we do not get favorable answers or immediate answers to our requests, we feel like God is playing games with us. But that is a thought planted by the Evil One (Gen.3:4,5; Jn.8:44) in attempt as in the garden, to draw us away from what God Says! Psa.23:3 states that God wants to guide us. He wants us to know His will more than we want to know it. Our problem is we often look for the wrong thing when we’re trying to find God’s will.
Some of us look for a feeling, others want a formulaic approach to God’s will and some want something like a recipe to apply when we’re making decisions. Some of us want a magical approach and throw things to the wind hoping God will give us some fantastic sign or wonder to follow. Yet, all of these lead to frustration and can cause us to miss God’s will altogether.
God does not want us to be confused and stress over making a decision regarding His will. God wants us to know that he is there, guiding us every step of the way. This is his promise “He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” (Psalm 23:3 NIV). But how do I know what to do in moments of indecision, or when to do something? How do I know that I am doing what God wants? FAITH! Faith that comes by hearing what God has to SAY (Rom.10:17), Faith that comes from searching God's Word (Jn.5:39), Faith that comes from doing what God's word says (Jas.1,2; Matt.7:21).
Do this, and God will take care of the rest!
Jim
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