God's Guidance

Abraham had no other guide than God to direct his steps over the trackless desert to the place he knew not. The importance of God’s guidance in our lives cannot be over exaggerated. And I mean in every area. We do not know what lies around the next turn; He does, thus, the necessity of His leading.  

The scriptures abound in promises of God’s guidance in the lives of those surrendered to Him. “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye”; “And the LORD shall guide thee continually”; “The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way”; “He will be our guide [even] unto death.”

If you think for a minute you can run your own life, listen to Jeremiah, “O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.” This is the reason we are to acknowledge Him in all our ways. For if He is not guide in all, then He will not guide at all.

Most informed Christians are aware in seeking God’s guidance that He generally uses means: enlightenment from the Bible, promptings of the Spirit, immediate circumstances, godly friends, etc. But sometimes it is forgotten He also uses a sanctified mind. Filling one’s brain with facts and information can be a determining factor which way He is leading. Common sense in weighing the pros and cons can go a long way in helping us.

After the angel delivered Peter from prison we are told, “when he had considered the thing,” he then set his steps for Mary’s house. How about some of us setting down and considering some things? We might just see our way through a confusing and difficult time.

Richard. D. Sandlin