Lead me in right paths

He leads me in right paths

For his name’s sake. Psalm 23:3

 

Read Isaiah 26:3—9

Certainly, with what little moral insight I have gleaned, one thing has become clear: if my direction is set by what is right, if I have a conviction that God approves, that this course of action is according to God’s nature, then I may need courage; I may need to take the heat at times. I may face opposition. I may lose friends. I may lose power or influence. I may lose money or surrender advancement. But I will not lose my way. I will not be in a sea of confusion as to who I am, the mire of deception, failing in who I am meant to be. Finding the right path restores my soul.

 

When I speak to you this night, maker of heaven and earth, you give me this name by which to address you: O Just One. You call me along a way that reflects your own nature, your own way, the way of your right purposes. When I put my head down to sleep some nights my mind remains active. I yearn for direction. My mind weighs up decisions I must make, stands I am called to take. Sometimes questions I am called to respond to, issues I cannot avoid, relationships I long to repair. Speak into my drifting thoughts. Align them with your whole purpose. The night need not be empty when you speak into my searching mind. Have mercy on my waywardness. Make me truly humble before those I disagree with. In all things, this night, redirect me. I pray this because at the end of all things it is only your way that we shall all walk.