Which Way Are You Going?

Psalm 143:10, "Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing." (NLT)

For the past several weeks I have been encouraging our local congregation to pray for the students who have resumed their adventure in our educational environment. In my opinion there is a serious attack on the spiritual stability of all believers but especially on the young believers who are setting the direction of their lives. They are being inundated with all types of religious belief systems plus the "amoral attitudes" of our world in which the concrete ideas of right and wrong are being developed and shared based on public opinion. 

These are some of the reasons that this scripture reading this morning struck a chord in my heart. Let me hasten to add that each believer is facing the same attacks that I have mentioned. The enemy of our soul does not want the children of God to have any "firm footing" on which to stand. Has your feet ever slipped out from underneath you on an icy road or sidewalk? Have your ever been embarrassed on the position that your physical body ended up in as a result of the lack of "firm footing?" I truly believe that the enemy of our soul desires to lead us away from our "firm footing" in our relationship with Christ. The old hymn declares, "On Christ the solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand..." 

Where are you standing today? Are you standing on the solid Rock, Jesus Christ or is your life being built on the shifting sand of the ideas, opinions, and suggestions of humanity? The Psalmist reminds us make sure that we are looking to the correct source for our directions. He tells us to ask God to "Teach me to do our will, for you are my God." Then he reminds us that the Spirit of God will "lead me forward on a firm footing." We must avoid the slippery slopes of deception, doubt, and discouragement. We must rely on the guidance and ask Him to direct our steps in the right direction.