We Need Guidance

Admitting we need guidance is tough, especially for men, because we don’t like to admit we’re lost and ask for directions. So, we stumble along being more confused than ever.

By their nature sheep tend to wander off. That’s why sheep need a shepherd, and we are a lot like sheep, so we need our heavenly Shepherd to keep us on the straight and narrow.

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way.” (Isaiah 53:6)

This is the real problem as to why we have such a hard time knowing God’s will. We wander off the path, wanting to go our way rather than the Lord’s.

Did you know that sheep have poor eyesight? What I found out is that they don’t see too well in the distance, so they can’t see what lies ahead. That’s why they’re so dependent upon the shepherd to lead them.

We’re just as near sighted when it comes to the path we are supposed to take through life. We don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, and while we make our plans, things change.

So, we need God as our Shepherd to guide us so we don’t end up on the wrong path or a dead end. Look at how Solomon describes this.

“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” (Proverbs 14:12)

We all make decisions that at the time seem right, but later on they turn out disastrous. That is why we need to admit to our need for God’s guidance. King David was a shepherd in his youth, and therefore knew of his need for God to be His Shepherd.

“He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.” (Psalm 25:9)

We need to humble ourselves in the sight of God and admit our need for His guidance, and then He will lift us up, James 4:10.