Seeking Guidance

‘I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.’ Psalm 32.8

We all want the guidance of God!  At times life can be very hard and we are not always sure what we should be doing.  Sometimes there are important choices facing us and we don’t know which route to take, or perhaps we simply want to be in a different place – whether it be geographical, emotional or spiritual.  We really want God to speak to us.

The trouble is that many people find that the times when they most want God to speak are the times when they hear him least!  This verse is so helpful on occasions like this.  It’s not just a matter of God speaking to us, but also of his ‘loving eye’ being upon us.  We tend to want him to shout loudly to us and tell us what to do, whereas perhaps first we need to be aware of his loving eye – that sense of his presence with us and his love for us.  When we find this, we are in a better place to hear his counsel.

It comes down to the way we pray.  Too often the first thing we do is to speak about our needs to God.  Instead, even before we worship, we should take time to be still and focus on his love for us; being open to it and enjoying it with no other agenda on our part.  Once we really sense the reality of his loving eye upon us, we will be in a better place to hear the whisper of his guidance.

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