Many times and in many ways, this Christian life is like walking down a darkened path that you can not see one step in front of the other. Other times, the trail is well-lit and clearly the way to go. The question you may have is, “Am I going the right way?” “Am I doing the right thing?”
Can your success or lack thereof be used to measure if you are going down the road the Lord wants you to go? Or is it something else that makes His direction clear? Day by day, you are making plans and decisions according to what you believe or know is right or wrong. Sometimes, you may wonder if you are on the right road.
But when it comes to following Jesus Christ and knowing if you are going the right way, you must trust that He controls your life. If you are walking in the Spirit of the Lord, He will lead you, though you may not know it. You may be questioning yourself, but there is no question with Him. God will guide you all along the way if you are seeking to do His will in your life. It may not make sense, but when you look back later, you will understand He was in control.
Be of good cheer and hope in the Lord. Have faith, and He will help you make the right choices. You will be going in the right direction when you go forward because God has established your steps. He will not lead His beloved astray. There is great comfort in knowing He is in complete control of your life.
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. Proverbs 16:9
It is the Lord that builds your house. It is Him that is guiding your steps. To walk in the Spirit is to listen to His leading and follow as He pulls you in one direction or another. He is the one that is shining a light on your path. Seek Him and His guidance in all your ways, and He will guide your steps even if you can’t see the next one.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
Through God’s direction, understanding, and guidance, you will prosper with wisdom, knowledge, and insight. With patience, you will endure everything He sends your way until the time He shows you what to do and where to go. He often doesn’t show you the treacherous path ahead to protect you from fear. He doesn’t reveal the hardships ahead of time to keep you from turning away. Thank the Lord; His ways are the best. Trust Him; He is the one who builds. He is the one who directs.
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for He gives to His beloved sleep. Psalm 127:1-2
You can do this and strive to do that, but the Lord Himself will be the driving force and the guiding light. He will be the one who opens or shuts the doors of opportunity or disaster. Whatever you do for Him, be it successful in the eyes of men or not, He will be the one to determine if it is a success. Don’t quit; press forward, and the Lord will direct your path. Nothing done for God with a pure heart is ever done in vain or wasted.
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him have no lack! The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. Psalm 34:8-10
If you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Lord is with you, that it is His plans, your actions will prosper, flourish, and abound. He will do incredible work all in His time. It almost always takes longer than you expected. But when you get to the place He has chosen, you will look back and understand why it took so long.
Again, seek the Lord in all your plans. He is the one who will make them happen. You are not working in vain. He will direct your steps even if you can’t see one foot before the other. God is doing incredible things behind the scenes and rewards His faithful servants according to what they do for Him.
By wisdom, a house is built, and by understanding, it is established; by knowledge, the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, Proverbs 24:3-5
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