Too often don’t know enough about the future to make such decisions well. We try to make sound choices and hope for the best. We want more information; but we hesitate when we find that God’s plan for us first requires casting our all on Him.
That’s why options like horoscopes are still appealing to many today. They offer direction without making demands on their character. They promise information without requiring the hard work of submission to God and acceptance of His work on their hearts. But God loves us too much for that.
“In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:6)
Getting direction from God means, first and foremost, getting Him. When He is in us, His Spirit shapes us, His wisdom becomes a part of us, and His character molds us into a form of godliness.
God is not usually an oracle-giver; He’s a life-transformer. He usually directs us not by passing on information about what we’re to do, but by fundamentally altering us from within. He changes our character, our outlook, our priorities. Then we are directed by the person He has made us into – a new creation governed by presence of Jesus who now lives in us.
This may be A Shock To Our System, but it’s essential. That is why this proverb does not simply start with: “He will make your paths straight. . .” There are conditions – we trust Him with all our heart, we refuse to lean on our own understanding, we acknowledge His sufficiency. All these imply our own insufficiency in everything.
Only when God is our sufficiency will He make our paths completely straight. Why? Because He is present and He knows we have not simply used Him for His vast information but have invited Him to come along and be our Guide on the journey.
Have a God-inspired weekend. Make it better by worshiping Him with those who recognize His presence because they know that without His guidance things can go side-ways really quickly.
All For Jesus – Nothing More, Nothing Less, Nothing Else.
