You in Your mercy and loving-kindness have led forth the people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength to Your holy habitation.
God will try to guide us, but He won’t force us to do the right thing or to move in the direction He has set forth for us.
Anything God guides us to do or not to do is for our benefit, and if we trust that, then we can follow His direction more easily. God’s desire is that we want His will more than we want anything else. There is no better place to be than in the will of God.
The center of God’s will is a place of joy, peace, and rest. When these things are missing in our lives it may be a strong indication that we have slipped out of God’s will. However, God will guide us back to the right path if we ask Him to.
Prayer of the Day: Father God, help me desire Your will more than anything else. Guide me back to Your path whenever I stray and fill me with peace and joy in Your presence, amen.
