{"id":14893,"date":"2023-08-10T21:15:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T01:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/?p=14893"},"modified":"2023-09-10T22:14:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T02:14:58","slug":"i-will-guide-thee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/i-will-guide-thee\/","title":{"rendered":"I Will Guide Thee"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"> \n#cmsmasters_row_64ffa8af20f834_70141895 .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 0px; \n} \n\n<\/style><div id=\"cmsmasters_row_64ffa8af20f834_70141895\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.\u201d \u2013 Psalm 32:8<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI will guide thee.\u201d What comforting words to remember, especially when faced with difficult decisions or circumstances. Too often, we remember these words after futile attempts to handle things on our own. If we just came to the Lord for help in the first place, we could have avoided unnecessary anxiety, uncertainty, and sleepless nights. We could have rested in His care and His promise, \u201cI will guide thee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We are to submit ourselves to the Lord and let Him work through our lives. Although we know this, we don\u2019t always put it into practice. We are often driven to make choices without God\u2019s guidance or be tempted into making poor decisions. We become no different than anyone else in this world. We have failed to tap into the ultimate resource for guidance in all matters. How do you know you are making the right decisions without God leading you?<\/p>\n<h3>Ask Yourself<\/h3>\n<p>When was the last time you prayed and asked the Lord for guidance? Have you trusted the Lord to direct you? Pray and ask our Heavenly Father to guide you in all things. He hears and answers the prayers of His children in His own time \u2013 the right time. You will know when God\u2019s guidance is presented to you, and be assured that His way is the only right way. After all, God created you and only wants the best for you.<\/p>\n<p>He told us to cast all our care upon Him. Isn\u2019t it nice to know that the great Creator will help you with not just one or two cares but ALL your cares? What a relief that God Almighty, who takes a personal interest in you and your cares, will guide you down the right path.<\/p>\n<p>But there is one catch: you must let Him. Instead of hanging on to a troubling situation in your own strength, hand it over to God. Let the Lord lead you through every circumstance, difficulty, and fork in the road. Exercise your faith and trust the Lord to guide you. To help you along, we\u2019ve included the following excerpt from \u201cBiblical Helps Guide\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/rurecovery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RU Recovery Ministries<\/a>:<\/p>\n<h3>God Will Guide You<\/h3>\n<p>God will direct our lives. He will lead us. This applies to both our major and minor life decisions. God tells us that we can come to Him with every choice that is ours and let our requests be made known (Phil.4:6-7). God knows what is best for us. We cannot always rely on our own understanding. The Spirit of God will greatly lead us. If we feel coercion or undue pressure in some area, it is wise to wait on the Lord. He will prepare the way and open the doors. Of course, we can be hindered by Satan in doing God\u2019s will, and we need to recognize that and exercise Christ\u2019s authority and dominion over the forces of the enemy. We know that the Lord will lead and work things out as we trust Him (Proverbs 3:5-6; Romans 8:28-29).<\/p>\n<h3>Scriptures on Guidance<\/h3>\n<p>Psalm 27:11: \u201cTeach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 32:8: \u201cI will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 37:5: \u201cCommit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring\u00a0<em>it<\/em>\u00a0to pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 37:23: \u201cThe steps of a\u00a0<em>good<\/em>\u00a0man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 78:53a: \u201cAnd he led them on safely, so that they feared not:\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Proverbs 3:5-6: \u201c<sup>5<\/sup>Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. <sup>6<\/sup>In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Isaiah 42:16b: \u201cI will lead them in paths\u00a0<em>that<\/em>\u00a0they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John 16:13-15: \u201c<sup>13<\/sup>Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear,\u00a0<em>that<\/em>\u00a0shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. <sup>14<\/sup>He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew\u00a0<em>it<\/em>\u00a0unto you. <sup>15<\/sup>All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew\u00a0<em>it<\/em>\u00a0unto you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI Will Guide Thee\u201d helps Christians to rely on the Lord for guidance in all aspects of life. 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