I Will Instruct You: Part Two
Last week as I contemplated what to write about, my Bible opened to Psalm 32. And one of the verses I have underlined is verse eight. I ended up blogging on that topic last week.
The next two days those verses appeared yet again in various places. I was wide eyed in shock because I had just blogged on it, even though I could have gone in other directions. My friend had suggested one her post ‘The last will be first’ as the Kentucky Derby had just happened and the horse that was in the last spot had managed to make an incredible comeback. I chuckled. I didn’t sense that was the topic for that morning.
After seeing the verse a few times early in the week, in very different places, I started paying attention. Then something happened and my first thought was: ‘oh this is what God meant by He will instruct me and teach me the way I should go.’ An answer I had been waiting on seemed to become crystal clear and what next steps ought to be.
I’m mentally filed a note that maybe I would blog again on the same topic for today.
Today, as I sat down to start my devotion, my mind was completely blank and I started asking the question again. What is my topic for today? Not being too concerned because I’ve found God to be faithful in His timing. Then I opened up my Bible app to find what a verse said and the topic instantly came back to me. Today’s Bible app verse of the day is Psalm 32:8. The exact one that I used last week and almost forgot my intention to blog on it again.
Friends, I have no idea what you may be going through, but I do know that we have a promise that we can cling to. The Lord has promised to instruct us and to teach us in the ways we should go. I will be the first to admit that the instructions sometimes do not seem to make sense. But I will also be the first to admit that if you stay on the path long enough, it ultimately will come together, far better than you could have imagined it.
Dear Heavenly Father, we are so grateful that you have promised to instruct us and to lead us. Would you allow us to be obedient and to follow your instructions even when they do not make sense. Would you turn our hearts towards you as you lead us on the path that we should go.
PS. I want to take a moment to celebrate the moms, grandmas, aunts and any woman who loves on children and plays the role of a motherly figure. We are grateful for you. I also acknowledge that today is a complicated holiday for many reasons, and if your heart is hurting, I pray that you find comfort today and always.