{"id":355,"date":"2026-05-10T21:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakesidecofc.com\/?p=355"},"modified":"2026-05-10T21:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:08:00","slug":"he-shall-direct-your-paths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakesidecofc.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/he-shall-direct-your-paths\/","title":{"rendered":"He Shall Direct Your Paths"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Whoever said life is a breeze was wrong! At home, work, school, and yes, even at church, we struggle with complicated issues. Sometimes we wonder which way to turn. How can we resolve life\u2019s thorny problems?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pop psychology says to look within yourself for the answers. Follow your heart! Do whatever you think is right, and it will all work out.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Major problem: God\u2019s word says exactly the opposite! \u201cO Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps\u201d <\/em>(Jeremiah 10:23). So, according to God\u2019s inspired prophet, we are looking in the wrong place when we look within ourselves for direction. Why is that?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 God, through Jeremiah, gives us the answer in 17:9 \u2013 \u201cThe heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.\u201d <\/em>Ouch! It hurts me to admit that I am sinful. The world erroneously insists that people are fundamentally good, so we can find the right course by looking inside ourselves. God Himself says our hearts are deceitful and wicked; it is not in us to direct our own steps.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That\u2019s not to say that there is nothing good about us, or that we can never be correct about the direction we should go. A heart that has been cleansed by the blood of Jesus and trained in God\u2019s word might very well recommend the right path frequently. But that\u2019s just the point: bottom line, the right way is determined by God\u2019s word, not by whatever might be in my heart. Even the heart converted to Christ may be deceived by Satan\u2019s lies through the weakness of the flesh.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 King Solomon wisely wrote: \u201cTrust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths\u201d <\/em>(Proverbs 3:6).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When the world calls you to look within yourself to find the truth, resist that appeal with all your might. Let God direct your paths; then you may be confident that you will arrive safely at your eternal destination!<\/span><\/p>\n

–Joe Slater<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Whoever said life is a breeze was wrong! At home, work, school, and yes, even at church, we struggle with complicated issues. Sometimes we wonder which way to turn. How can we resolve life\u2019s thorny problems? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pop psychology says to look within yourself…<\/p>\n

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