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The Right Path

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Promises – Day 231 – Psalm 25-4-5 – The Right Path – Growing As Disciples

Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow.  Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you. Psalm 25:4-5 (NLT)

Follow Me

Do you want to walk down the right path in life? Now that is a profound question. How will I know if I have or am, or will walk down the right path in life? How can I make sure that I have not wandered on to a path that is neither unhelpful nor unhealthy? How can I make sure that my life is not misspent? How can I make sure that I have not, am not, or will not invest my life in what will amount to nothing? How can I make sure that I will never live with regret over what I could have done or what I could have been? You have expanded on my question. You are asking yourself some very good questions. Do you have any answers to your questions? First, I will say that I do want to walk down the right path in life. I am certain that there is a right path for my life. I am equally certain that there are many wrong paths for my life. Let me hear you describe some of the wrong paths in life. That’s easy. At one time or another, I have walked on many of them. There is the path of self-reliance. On that path, I learned the foolishness of relying on myself for my own wisdom. On that path, I took many missteps as I wandered from one meaningless endeavor to another. How about another path? There is the path of self-indulgence. On that path, I lived a bruised and battered and broken life as I lived for my own comfort and pleasure. I acquired possessions and used people. Describe one more path. There is the self-centered path. This is the prideful path. On this path, I was the center of attention. Everything revolved around me, I was the subject of my adulation. Sounds creepy doesn’t it? Yes, it does.  Well, all these paths are unhelpful and unhealthy and lead to nowhere good. They all lead away from you. Yes, these paths do lead away from me. 

But you do want to walk down the right path, of that I am sure. Yes, that’s correct. You have also discovered how to walk down the right path in life. Yes, I have. Tell me about that. You will lead down the right path in life. You will point out the way for me to walk. You will lead me. You will guide me. You will teach me. You have even given me your life as an example to follow. I will live as you lived. I will do what you did. I will put all my faith and hope and trust in you. Yes, I have done, and doing and will do all these things for you. Will you follow me? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good.

Lord, at many times and in many ways, I have relied on myself. I have charted my own course. I have gone my own direction. I have wandered on painful paths that led away from you. No more! I will place all my faith and hope and trust in you. Guide my life. Amen

Key Question…  When have you slowed down, maybe even stopped, to wait for direction from the Lord?

Living It Out… Put all your faith and hope and trust in the Lord as you rely on Him to guide your path through life.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will guide your path as you put all your faith and hope and trust in Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how you are putting all your faith and hope and trust in the Lord.

Prayer To Bless Others… May the Lord show you the right path to follow as you put all your hope in Him.

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I Put My Hope In You

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – Psalm 25:4-5 – I Put My Hope In You – Growing As Disciples

Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you. Psalm 25:4-5 (NLT)

Humbly Ask

Do you want me to show you the right path? Do you really want me to point out the right road to follow? Do you want me to lead you? Do you really want me to teach you? Without hesitation, I will say to you, I want you to show me the right path. Yes, I want you to point out the right road for me to follow. With all that is within me, I will say to you, I want you to lead and teach me. That is very good.

If you want me to lead and teach you there are some things that you must do. What’s that? It is not enough for you to say with your words that you want me to lead and teach you. What must I do? You must humbly ask me to lead and teach you. Notice that I have used two very important words. What words? I have used the words “humbly” and “ask”. What has prevented you from listening to my teaching and following my guidance in the past? I see, I have pridefully relied on myself. I have followed my own guidance. I have listened to my own instruction. Where has that led you? I have mistakenly gone where I should not have gone. I have foolishly done what I should not have done. Since, I was not listening to you, I have been unable to know and do your will. What will help you to know and do my will? I will humbly come to rely on you. I will humbly ask you to lead and guide my life. I will humbly ask you to teach me. I will place all my hope in you. That will be very good. 

There are two more things that you must do if you want me to lead and teach you. What’s that? Once you have come to rely on me in prayer you must wait for my answers to your prayers. What has happened when you have not waited for me to answer your prayers? I might as well have not prayed when I have not waited for your answers. Why is that? Once again, I have rushed off and gone where I should not have gone to do what I should not have done. That’s true. So, will you wait for me to answer your prayers? Yes, I will. Then there is one more thing that you must do if you want me to lead and teach you. What’s that? You must listen to my instruction and follow my guidance. It is not enough to pray and then wait to hear from me. You must put into practice what I will teach you. You must go where I guide you. You must do what I ask of you. Will you do that? Yes Lord, I will. I will humbly come to you in prayer. I will wait for you to answer my prayers. Then I will listen to you. I will go where you guide me and do all that you ask of me. In every way, I will place all my hope in  you as I love, follow and serve you. That will be very good. 

Lord, I have often pridefully relied on myself for my own guidance. I have mistakenly gone where I should not have gone and foolishly done what I should not have done. I have learned my lesson. Now, I will wholeheartedly rely on you to teach and guide me. Amen

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