Accepting God’s Perfect Guidance

Accepting God’s Perfect Guidance Devotional Reading June 12, 2023

The street surveyor asked, “Do you believe that heaven exists?” The man’s answer: “I have created my heaven on earth. My life, family, house, and car are heaven.”

Most Christians who hear this answer would think, “You can tell that he is an unbeliever.” Whether the man believes in heaven where God, Jesus, and the angels reside does not indicate he is an unbeliever in God. If you disagree then reflect on your life. The prophet Jeremiah tells us, “O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps” (Jeremiah 10:23).

Reflection: Are you directing your steps in life? Do you allow God to make the decisions in your life?

“Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass” (Psalm 37:5).

Despite God’s instructions to surrender our lives to Him, there are a mass number of Christians who exclude God from their lives every day. When we fail to surrender our will to God in obedience [which is our highest form of worship] then we have the same character traits as unbelievers [in God]—disbelief, distrust, and disobedience.

Something isn’t right! The Creator God of all humanity who knows from the beginning to the end, we do not trust Him with our lives? With the same distrust that Adam and Eve manifested in the Garden of Eden, we inherited minds that naturally rebel in disobedience against God.

As we make plans and bring them to fruition without God’s blessings, we create a human-made paradise on Earth. Whether our happiness is from purchasing tangible items or engaging in unconsecrated relationships and marriages, our elation from the seemingly perfect results of our decisions eventually causes unforeseen consequences including total separation from God. It is imperative to remember that relying solely on ourselves is not the right approach to serving God.

No one can receive the spiritual transformation that is required for heavenly life without the human effort of surrender and obedience. God requires a clean heart to receive the Divine Intervention of the Holy Spirit who enables us to stay on the Path of Righteousness. Fulfilling our heart’s desires always places us in opposition to God.

By rejecting God’s ultimate authority and living according to our dictates, we show a lack of respect for His Sovereign authority. Christian believers, our lives are not our own! Refusing to surrender to God impacts our destiny! Either we obey and pray for God’s wisdom and guidance or we create an earthly paradise based on our desires.

Despite the internal battle, we must exhibit self-control, surrender, and seek God’s wisdom and perfect guidance to attain the ultimate reward of immortality in the New Heaven and New Earth.

Scripture: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go, I will guide you with My eye. Do not be like the horse or like the mule [stubborn], Which have no understanding, Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, Else they will not come near you.” —Psalm 32:8-9

God’s plans are based on His love and wisdom. He will always give us the best guidance with perfect victorious outcomes! Amen.

Prayer: God, we have excluded You from our lives by relying on our thoughts, strategies, and plans. And for this sin against You, we ask for forgiveness. Thank You for loving us so much that You desire the best for us. We pray for Your Divine guidance in our lives. In Jesus’ Worthy Name, we pray. Amen.

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