Some days it can feel like we do not know where we are going, God says he will be a guide for us so we won't ever get lost or fall in a ditch, it may feel like we don't know where we are going or how we are going to get there but Psalm 119:105 says "your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path". We might make choices in our life that lead us into a ditch but God is there to help us out of a ditch and guide is in the way we should go.
God will not leave us alone, He will show us the way even when we cannot see one foot ahead of the other. If we have a bad feeling about where we are headed or a decision we are about to make we can stop the direction of where we are going and turn around. Isaiah 30:21 'and you will hear a voice say "This is the way turn around and walk here".
This works for so many things in life. Several years ago I accepted a one year maternity leave position with the government. When the position was finished the person who's job it was decided to stay home with her family so she did not return. My boss offered me the full time permanent position. I declined this as it was not what I wanted to continue doing and there were several things going on in my family which made it difficult to work every day. After I went home I had a terrible feeling that I did the wrong thing so I went to my boss the next morning and asked if I could still have the position. She allowed me to have it (even though it was not my ideal career choice) and three months later I was laid off, as was my boss, anyways due to changes in the company. On the plus side of this job my sister worked in the same building and I enjoyed going to chat with her or going out for lunch with her and just spending some of my everyday life with her. God's timing is not always our timing. I am now in my field of chosen work doing what I love and working at a University I prayed 8 years to get a job at, I work with wonderful people and have an amazing office with a great view of our river valley. Psalm 32:8 The Lord says " I will guide you along the best pathway for your life, I will advise you and watch over you.
God will watch over us He knows what we like and if we listen for his voice and have peace about the decisions we make we can avoid falling into a ditch. Although falling into a ditch can be a great learning experience and I have fallen in the ditch more times than I would like to mention, I do not want to continue doing it over and over again.
We can know that God will give us strength and keep us safe as we continue to walk along on life's journeys.
Psalm 18:32 God arms me with strength, he has made my way safe.
Blessings,
Shelley
