Teach me your way, O LORD,
and I will walk in your truth;
give me an undivided heart,
that I may fear your name.
do you ever have trouble going forward in your life? for me it's the hardest thing i've faced over the past year. it's as if a fierce wind has been blowing in my face all year, trying to push me back, slow me down, or at least neutralize any movement at all. but what makes it all harder is that i start wondering if i'm going in the right direction at all...and my thoughts get cloudy with doubt. i second guess my decisions and wonder if i'm even travelling on the right road. and then it occurs to me, that whatever road i am on, is the road i am on. i've got enough obstacles on my journey externally that i really don't need to be wrestling internally.
it's as if clarity comes in a word--undivided. once i commit myself to moving forward regardless of the internal/external wind blowing against me, i discover the way of living that has no pre-charted path because it is uniquely my own. but it is not my own in the sense that i control it's outcome...it is my own because it is the only journey created for me. all of our journies are that way...created for us. our sole purpose is to move forward living as an undivided person, walking down One unique road unmoved by fear, doubt, pride, shame, guilt, confusion, circumstance and any other wind that blows. that is the truth.
and if the truth is that i'm not proud of the road i'm currently walking down, it is also my responsibility to be convicted and set a new course. and i always know i'm on the right road, if in my heart and conscience each step i take is in reverance (fear) of Yahweh, in conversational prayer with the One who created my life uniquely to have an impact still undiscovered. "fear of God" keeps me centered because fear of anything else throws me off track. after all, whatever you fear most you become like.
2 comments:
Thank you! With far more than those two simple words can express, thank you. I needed the reminder.
Monty, would you be so kind as to direct me towards the prayer (in song) at the end of this evenings (12/26) service. Sometimes another's words speak volumes where your own voice remains silent, locked in a space between head and heart.
My own words have been lost while many things have continued racing through my mind and heart these last few months and those simple words held great meaning to me. If you could email me with a lead to the lyrics I would appreciate it greatly. Thanks! pattydraves@yahoo.com.
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