Guidance
Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead? ~ Isaiah 8:19 (NLT)
But anyone who is joined to the Lord is one in spirit with him. ~ 1 Corinthians 6:17 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Since our connection is with the Lord, he is the only guide we need or should have.
PRAYER:
Lord,
THANKS: Thank you for leading me. I do not know where I would be without you.
REGRETS: Unfortunately I do not pay as close enough attention to you as I should. Sometimes I even ask the wrong people for guidance. That never turns out right.
INTERCESSION: Please continue to direct my life so that I end up where YOU want me and with who YOU want me to be near.
PURPOSE: I'm trusting in your guidance.
Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
