If we have pride and a selfish attitude we will not be open to allowing God to direct our lives – we make life all about us and not about serving others. We need to have an openness to allow God to work in our day to day thoughts, actions and decisions – we need to put ourselves lower in our priorities. We are called to an attitude of humility:
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. Psalm 25:9 [NIV]
If God is in the driving seat in your life, you won't need to worry about which direction you are headed in. Since we can't see the destination of our lives and we don't understand much about the people around us, we can sometimes misunderstand what direction we should be taking.
Are you heading in the right direction? Do you trust God to control the steering wheel of your life? He knows the past, the present and the future – we can't understand the full picture – we can only trust God:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 [ESV]
Lord Jesus, thank you for your example, that you did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made yourself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, you humbled yourself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Amen.
Memory Verse: Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 [NIV]
Dave MacLellan
(based on Saddleback Church resource material)
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