T.O.D.A.Y.
Ministries
14745
Merrilltown #1611
Austin
TX 78728
Good Morning!
Well,
you still have a substitute for now. Luanne is still healing. When
I talked to her she sounded better to me. But she still can't type and
really needs to keep her left hand elevated. I will do my best in her
absence. Keep her in your prayers.
Luanne
has been talking about the importance of CHOOSING the 'path' that God has
planned for each of us. Let's continue.
In
Psalm 16:1 David begins the chapter by praying "Keep me safe, O God, for
in You I take refuge." And he ends the chapter at Psalm 16:11 by
saying confidently, "You will show me the path of life; in Your presence
is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore."
David wasn't as concerned about where the path was going as he was about
walking that path with God! He CHOSE to walk with God! In fact, I imagine he
would have been pretty overwhelmed if he had known all the things that were
along his path from the outset.
Psalm
119:105 says, "Your WORD* is a lamp to my feet and a light to my
path". The text notes in my study bible tell me that in biblical
times people who traveled at night carried an oil lamp or a sheltered candle
that shed just enough light to see where their next step would be. The
psalmist depended on the Word of God to direct his very next step. When
we choose to stay focused on His *WORD, we too will see where to
put our foot for our next step. There are all kinds of things that can
trip us up when we are walking in the 'dark'. There are unexpected
obstacles that we can't see. But God knows where all the obstacles are
and staying in the center of His will is the safest place to be. This is
true regardless of where that path is going.
We
probably won't get more direction from the Holy Spirit about our personal path
than the next step or two at a time. And that's really all we need.
We too might be overwhelmed if we knew all that was along our path. All
we really need to do is just keep walking, one step at a time. If we
CHOOSE to walk the path that God has planned for us it will be the path of
life; and we too will experience fullness of joy in His presence!
Have
a Blessed Day!!
(CHOOSE to stay on HIS path daily!)
In His Love, Luanne's Friend
www.todayministries.org
Judith
Luttrell
“A
pen of a ready writer” for T.O.D.A.Y. Ministries
Psalm
45:1
