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Before we pray together, let's read a scripture you are probably already familiar with: Proverbs 3, verses 5 to 6.
Encouragement to trust God’s guidance in all decisions, illustrated by biblical examples and a prayer for surrender and divine leadership.
Key Takeaways
- Trusting God wholeheartedly leads to peace and success.
- Consistent prayer and seeking God’s guidance is essential for wise decision-making.
- Biblical figures like David and the apostles exemplify the benefits of divine leadership.
- Allowing God to lead guarantees a victorious and fulfilling life journey.
- Sincere surrender and willingness to follow God’s direction are necessary to experience His guidance.
Summary
- The video emphasizes trusting God fully as stated in Proverbs 3:5-6 and allowing Him to lead our paths.
- It shares a story of a successful businessman who prayed for God’s guidance before making decisions, attributing his success to this practice.
- The life of King David is highlighted as an example of seeking God’s direction, including specific scripture references like Psalm 25 and 2 Samuel 5.
- The apostles’ reliance on God’s guidance during their mission is also mentioned as a biblical example.
- The video stresses the importance of acknowledging God in all ways and maintaining constant communication with Him.
- It explains that following God’s lead guarantees a victorious outcome despite present challenges.
- Psalm 23 is presented as a powerful meditation on God’s leadership and the peace it brings.
- Viewers are invited to rededicate themselves to God and seek His guidance through sincere prayer.
- The prayer included expresses repentance for self-reliance and a desire to follow God’s lead more deeply.
- The overall message is that God’s leadership brings peace, victory, and fulfillment in life.
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It says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
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In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths." There is a beauty and a sense of complete peace that comes to us when we allow the Lord to lead us.
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It can be strange when we are getting into it, but it pays off in the end.
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I have learned by experience that allowing God to lead you is by far the best choice you can ever make.
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If you look through the Bible, you will find that the most successful kings, the most successful people, are the ones who truly learned to seek the Lord and allowed him to lead them in all their ways.
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I once heard the story of a man. He was a businessman, a Christian, and he prospered greatly.
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In fact, rumor had it that he never lost in a deal. But one thing was very peculiar about his business and the way he made his decisions.
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In fact, he traced his success to a single practice that he had kept all his life.
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After getting the idea for a new business or after someone approached him to invest in something new, he went to a secret room in his house.
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He locked himself up in that room and prayed for God to speak and tell him what to do regarding that business or that investment.
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If he didn't hear from God, he didn't move. If God didn't speak, there was no decision to be made because God hadn't spoken yet.
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Many would say, "This is a bit extreme." But we have all learned to approach things in different ways.
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And this was his way. And since he started looking only to the Lord, he never lost.
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And he became a very wealthy man. We can also bring this story closer to home, particularly to the lives of men we have read in scripture.
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Let's look at the life of David. He was not a perfect man. He made his mistakes, but it was testified of the man David in scripture that he was a man after God's own heart.
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We see several instances in this king's life where he calls upon the Lord to lead him.
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He himself says in Psalm 25, verses 4 to 5, "Show me your ways, Lord.
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Teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." Second Samuel 5, verse 19 paints a more direct picture when David was about to battle the
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Philistines. The Bible says in this verse that "So David inquired of the Lord, 'Shall I go and attack the Philistines?
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Will you deliver them into my hands?' The Lord answered him, 'Go, for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hands.'" He prayed a prayer of inquiry here, asking the Lord to lead him on what to do about the Philistines.
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We see several other instances where David inquired of the Lord and allowed the Lord to lead him.
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Another prominent example we find in scripture is in the life of the apostles and how they lived, how they inquired of the Lord, particularly on their mission of taking the gospel everywhere.
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And he led them. The scripture we started with today says to trust the Lord with all your heart, to acknowledge him in all your ways, and to lean not on your own understanding.
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When God leads, he doesn't lead amiss. He doesn't lead us down the wrong path.
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In fact, the Bible says that he desires to give us a good and an expected end.
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And the best way to reach that goal, to have that good end, is something only he knows and something only he can give.
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It is something only he can guide us to. So when the Bible says we should trust him with the whole of our hearts, it's not a play on words.
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One thing this verse also tells us is that we need to acknowledge him in all our ways.
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I think this is key and very necessary when we are asking the Lord to lead us.
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When we are saying we allow him into our lives, we need to actually actively be seeking his will or his way whenever we have decisions, particularly serious, life-changing decisions to make.
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And every inquiry of the Lord to lead us doesn't have to be a lengthy prayer.
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It must not even sound like a prayer. It's a simple request we can make in our day-to-day lives, even as we go about our work, about our businesses, even grocery shopping, or even on family runs.
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It's all about staying connected and communicating with him. And if you feel the situation demands a deep moment of prayer, then go for it.
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However, it is necessary to know that once we say we want God to lead us, we must actually be willing to follow his guidance because he is all in.
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I also want us to know that when the Lord leads us, the only way our story can end is in victory, no matter what it is looking like right now.
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In fact, if we take some time to study some of the key figures in scripture that were really committed to allowing the Lord to lead them, we will find that one central theme that played out throughout their lives
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was that their stories always ended victorious. No matter how it seemed the devil was about to win, God always saw them through.
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I believe no verse thoroughly captures what it means to let the Lord lead us and the benefits that come to us as a result of allowing the Lord to take that role in our lives like Psalm 23.
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"The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
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He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
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Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
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Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies.
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Thou anointest my head with oil. My cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." This Psalm says the Lord is my shepherd.
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And because the Lord is my shepherd, these are the things I know come with it.
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There is an assurance that the psalmist has, knowing that for as long as the Lord leads him, goodness and mercy will follow him all the days of his life.
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This is a meditation and a prayer for us today, something we can take along for the day, for the week, and for as long as we need it.
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If the Lord leads, if the Lord is indeed our shepherd, then our journey can only end in victory.
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If you feel ready to rededicate yourself today, or if you want to ask the Lord to guide you again because you have missed his direction, I invite you to say a sincere prayer and welcome him back into your life.
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Let us pray together. Lord Jesus, I used to think I had fully invited you in and surrendered my life.
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But as I look honestly at myself, I see that I have often gone my own way instead of following you.
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There have been many times when I said I trusted you, but still relied on my own judgment.
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I claimed to believe in your wisdom, but I kept leaning on what I thought was best.
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I made my own choices, trusted my own reasoning, and acted as if I knew better.
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Deep down, I tried to handle life on my own, thinking I could solve my problems and guide myself.
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But it hasn't worked out the way I hoped. The choices I thought were wise didn't last.
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The paths I picked left me tired, confused, and disappointed. What I thought would bring peace brought unrest.
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What I thought would bring clarity brought more confusion. Now I'm worn out from trying to do everything alone and carrying burdens I wasn't meant to carry without you.
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Even here, in my fears and tears, when I feel weak and unsure, you have still made a way for me.
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You've shown me there is a better, safer, and higher way, and that way is found in following you.
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Father, I ask for your help today. Please teach me your ways and guide me in every part of my life.
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Step into every area and lead me. Be my shepherd and guide, the one who directs my steps.
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I don't want to keep wandering because I relied on myself. I don't want to make decisions out of fear, pride, or impulse.
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I want to be led by you and to walk in
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From now on, I want to follow your lead more deeply. I want to seek your will before making decisions, especially the big ones.
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I want to be someone who asks what you want first, not just someone who asks you to bless my own plans.
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Today, I step away from confusion and into the understanding that comes from your guidance.
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I leave behind anxious striving and choose restful trust. I stop stumbling through choices without direction and step into the confidence of being led by you.
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Help me remember that any path you lead me on will end in victory because your plans are always wise and your guidance never fails.
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I also ask you to draw me closer to you. Help me value what brings me nearer to your heart.
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Help me want your presence more than the distractions around me. Help me focus on what strengthens my walk with you and makes me more aware of your voice.
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I see in scripture that people who knew you were changed by that relationship. They weren't perfect, but they learned to trust you and follow where you led.
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That trust came from walking with you, listening, obeying, and learning your heart over time.
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Lord, that's what I want. I want to know you like David did, like the apostles did, like those who learned to lean on you completely.
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I want my confidence in you to go beyond what I know in my mind and become deeply rooted in my heart.
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I want to trust you so much that when you speak, I obey. And when you lead, I follow.
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When you say to move forward, I want to go without fear because I know you've already gone ahead of me.
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Grow that kind of faith, trust, and closeness in me. Lord, I also ask for your forgiveness.
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Please have mercy on me for the times I missed your leading, chose my way over yours, or tried to do things on my own, and then came back to you with the broken pieces.
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Forgive me for my pride, for thinking I knew better, and for being stubborn when I should have listened.
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Forgive me for delaying obedience, ignoring your conviction, or trusting my own plans more than your word.
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Wash me clean and renew a right spirit in [music] me. Thank you, Jesus, for receiving me with compassion.
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Thank you for this moment of prayer, which shows you are still calling me back.
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Thank you for showing me truth through your word and for not leaving me on my own.
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Thank you for offering a better way and inviting me to follow it. Thank you for leading me even after all the times I resisted.
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Glory to your name, Jesus. Amen. I hope this devotion has reminded you to stop leaning on your own understanding and start trusting the Lord to lead you.
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We pray that the peace, clarity, and direction spoken in this prayer will take shape in your life in Jesus' name.
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If you have any special prayer requests, we would be honored to pray for you.
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Feel free to share them in the comments. May the peace of God be with you always.
Topics:Trust in GodProverbs 3:5-6Divine guidanceKing DavidPsalm 23Christian prayerFaith and decision-makingBiblical examplesSpiritual leadershipChristian encouragement
