Scripture: Psalm 32:8-11
Journal: How is God guiding you these days?
How has he guided you in the past?
What confidence does that give you as you look to the future?
Reflection:
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will
counsel you with my eye upon you. Be not like a horse or a mule, without
understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay
near you.” (Psalm 32:8-9, ESV)
God never promises that he
will give us the answers to our deepest questions of life and vocation, but he
does promise that he will always give us himself. He will instruct and teach and guide us. He will be with us and walk with us and give
us understanding about the things of God.
The rest is up to us.
All too often we look for
writing in the sky, or a voice from the clouds, when he has already given us
everything we need. He does not want us
to be like a horse or a mule who have no understanding and must be controlled
by bit and bridle. That is not the kind
of relationship he wants with us. That
kind of life requires no faith, no trust, no dependence. He wants us to live in continuous union with
him, so that when a decision does need to be made it will flow out of an
ongoing, intimate inner life with him.
That’s why he reminds us that “the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds
the man who trusts in him.” (Psalm 32:10, NIV)
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: Help us to trust in you, O Lord, for your
unfailing love surrounds us. Amen.
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