Have you ever prayed asking God for direction? Me too. Knowing what to do or which decision to make or where to go plagues all of us. Sometimes we’re at a loss to know and other times we’ve got paralysis through analysis. Gideon was in the same boat. In Judges 6, God met with him and called him to lead Israel. In verse 36 he laid out a fleece to find out if God was really directing him in that direction. He did it again the next night just to be sure. God answered his requests and he followed where God was leading him. Because he did, God used him to set Israel free from the oppression of the Amalekites.
I don’t know if God is calling you to lead, something great or something small. However, I do know that God directs each of our steps. Whatever you’re asking directions for, He has an answer and a plan. As with anything else, you then have a choice. Are you going to follow God’s direction or are you going to choose your own? If you choose the later, take a moment to read up on Jonah. Instead, ask for wisdom in how to proceed, that God would open the right door and light up your path. God is not trying to hide his plan for you, but there are times He asks us to step out in faith. Abraham had to start walking towards something before God told him where to go. Whatever situation you find yourself in, seek God’s direction and then follow it.
Here are some Bible verses showing that God directs us:
1. What I say is this: let the Spirit direct your lives, and you will not satisfy the desires of the human nature.
Galatians 5:16 GNT
2. The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
Psalms 37:23 NLT
3. The holy God of Israel, the Lord who saves you, says: “I am the Lord your God, the one who wants to teach you for your own good and direct you in the way you should go.”
Isaiah 48:17 GNT
4. A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life], But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them.
Proverbs 16:9 AMP
5. It is the Lord who directs your life, for each step you take is ordained by God to bring you closer to your destiny. So much of your life, then, remains a mystery!
Proverbs 20:24 TPT
Devotions by Chris Hendrix 