"The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he delights in his way."
Psalm 37:23 (NKJV)
Have you ever planned to go somewhere, maybe even a place you have been before, but when you think you should be at your destination, you realize that your directions were wrong and you are not where you wanted to be? You may have had a good idea about where you needed to go, and even a good plan on how to get there, but your directions were based more on what you thought was right than actual, accurate information. In a situation like this, if we do not check our directions, we can think we are going to the right place, but we will never get there.
We are all going somewhere in our life. But the question is, what direction are we going and what is setting the course for our life? There are many reasons people do things, and if we are doing things for the wrong reasons, or even if we have the right reasons but we are going the wrong way, we will end up with problems. Sometimes Christians are looking for some "new and exciting" doctrine or a "special" meeting to make a difference in their life, but they are looking in the wrong place for what they need. They are directing their own steps and not allowing God to guide them through His Word and the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 37:23 talks about God directing our steps, but is it God who is really directing our steps? Just desiring to go the right direction in life and do the right thing is not enough, we have to be sure that the course we are following is actually going to lead us to where we need to be, and we are not just on a nice path that really leads to nowhere. If we are the one who is setting our own course in life, then we are not following God's direction and we will not end up where we should be, or where God wants us to be. We need to allow God to direct our steps.
Psalm 37:23 (NKJV)
Have you ever planned to go somewhere, maybe even a place you have been before, but when you think you should be at your destination, you realize that your directions were wrong and you are not where you wanted to be? You may have had a good idea about where you needed to go, and even a good plan on how to get there, but your directions were based more on what you thought was right than actual, accurate information. In a situation like this, if we do not check our directions, we can think we are going to the right place, but we will never get there.
We are all going somewhere in our life. But the question is, what direction are we going and what is setting the course for our life? There are many reasons people do things, and if we are doing things for the wrong reasons, or even if we have the right reasons but we are going the wrong way, we will end up with problems. Sometimes Christians are looking for some "new and exciting" doctrine or a "special" meeting to make a difference in their life, but they are looking in the wrong place for what they need. They are directing their own steps and not allowing God to guide them through His Word and the Holy Spirit.
Psalm 37:23 talks about God directing our steps, but is it God who is really directing our steps? Just desiring to go the right direction in life and do the right thing is not enough, we have to be sure that the course we are following is actually going to lead us to where we need to be, and we are not just on a nice path that really leads to nowhere. If we are the one who is setting our own course in life, then we are not following God's direction and we will not end up where we should be, or where God wants us to be. We need to allow God to direct our steps.
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