Last weekend, a good friend of mine lost her husband. Today was the funeral and I am heartbroken. There are so many questions unanswered, and why we sometimes lose the people we love, we may never know until our turn comes to join Jesus in heaven.
Today I want to encourage you to follow your own path in life. Despite the circumstances and experiences you go through during your journey here on earth, there is a specific path that God wants you to follow—a unique path He created for you.
It is my prayer that you discover your own path and that you stay on it. God will give you the grace to do it. Today’s devotional from my book, Devotions for Working Women, will remind you to stay on your unique path and will help you reach the Promised Land God has reserved for you.
Stay On Your Path
# 250
Deuteronomy 5:32-33 (NLT)
You must obey all the commands of the Lord your God, following his instructions in every detail. Stay on the path that the Lord your God has commanded you to follow. Then you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy.
I believe the words of encouragement Moses told the people of Israel still apply to us today. If we break down this verse into smaller pieces, we can see the first thing to do is to stay on the path. This means don’t divert to the right or to the left. Don’t look back either, only move forward on the path “that the Lord your God,” not anybody else, not your parents, not your spouse, not your boss, or your friends, has “commanded” you. God commands a path for each one of us that we must follow and obey.
It is also important to know that God is into details, as verse 32 clearly states. His path for each person is very detailed—to our every moment here on earth. The key is for us to know the details of His plan and then to obey and act in faith on every detail and step He asks us to do.
We all miss details on a daily basis because we are human. But, that’s okay. God is merciful, and He helps us through the Holy Spirit and forgives us when we repent from our heart.
Even in this messed up world, there is a Promised Land for you that you can only enter with God’s direction and protection and by your faith and obedience. Your ideal job is part of your Promised Land. Don’t give up. Stay on your path.