God's Guidance

From the Life Lesson in the devotional bible I am reading:

Learn to avoid sinful practices. Don't rub shoulders with those hostile to God. They will have a negative impact on you.

The first thing you must do is to ask the Lord to help you quietly examine the motives of your heart. Be sure that you really have set your will to obey the Lord in every respect. If this is your purpose then, and your soul is merely waitng to know the will of God in order to consent to it, then you have done your part.

From this point, you can be certain that He will make His mind known to you and will guide you on the right path.

Let no hint of doubt turn you from a steadfast faith in God's willingness and ability to guide you.

Remember this though: Our God has all knowledge and all wisdom. Therefore it is very possible He may guide you into paths wherein He knows great blessing are awaiting you just around the next fearsome turn -- paths on which, to our short-sighted human eyes, there seems to be only confusion and loss.