This Is The Way

Your own ears will hear him.
    Right behind you a voice will say,
“This is the way you should go,”
    whether to the right or to the left.

—Isaiah 30:21 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

I am so grateful that, when I choose to listen, I can hear Your Voice telling me—at every turn—the right path to follow, as I walk through life with You.

May I always look forward, with great anticipation, to my daily walk with You—as I move through each new day that You unfold before me. 

Help me to move forward with energy, enthusiasm, and excitement—eager to discover the things that You have planned for me to experience.

Help me to trust that You will be warning me of the danger around me—for You have already been where I am going and I will be kept safe as I remain in Your Presence.

Help me to rest in the Truth that, at every turn I make, if I will only listen and obey, You will speak to me and show me the way that I should go—and that in the end, I will get to go home to be forever with You.

I am so grateful that, when I choose to listen, I can hear Your Voice telling me—at every turn—the right path to follow, as I walk through life with You.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Keeper Of All My Tears

You keep track of all my sorrows.
    You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
    You have recorded each one in your book.

--Psalm 56:8 (NLT)

Compassionate LORD,

Down all the paths of sorrow, where my wanderings sometimes lead, remind me that you see each tear and know my every need.

When I find myself in a place of great sorrow, and I start to waver between faith and fear, help me to remember that You see me, You completely understand what I am feeling, and You share each sorrow with me.

You know the end of every problem that I face before it even comes, but still You feel the hurt of every pain that I feel along the way. Nothing that happens to me goes unnoticed, unrecorded or unremembered by You—for You are a compassionate and just God.

Help me to rest in the reassurance that You intimately know and care about every detail of my life and are actively at work in me to see me through every challenge that I face. Help me live in that peace that can only come from You.

Down all the paths of sorrow, where my wanderings sometimes lead, remind me that you see each tear and know my every need.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

The Path Before Me

There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.

—Proverbs 14:12 (NLT)

Heavenly Father,

Lead me by Your Holy Spirit into all Truth, so that I might not be deceived by the enemy into believing the path that I am on is right—only to find out in the end that the path I have chosen has led me to self-destruction and death.

Help me consciously, carefully, and continuously consider the path that I have chosen, by first examining my heart to be sure that I have not fallen into self-deception and hypocrisy—where I find myself playing at religion, instead of walking in true faith and obedience to You.

Help me to be careful to listen for, hear and obey the promptings of Your Spirit—making the choice not to follow after the lusts of my own flesh—so that my path will be a path of life and peace and joy.

Help me to regularly seek out the strength that is found in the fellowship of other believers, that I might freely and openly share with them my burdens and challenges and so they can encourage me in the way that I should go.

Lead me by Your Holy Spirit into all Truth, so that I might not be deceived by the enemy into believing the path that I am on is right—only to find out in the end that the path I have chosen has led me to self-destruction and death.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.