Which way?

Have you ever wondered which way to go? Have you ever questioned what is God's plan for your life? What does He want you to do?

Psalms 37: 23, 24 has some answers! Keep reading!

It says, "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand."

What does it mean by "steps"? What are the steps of a good man. Steps lead you up to something, right? So the steps here mentioned are the direction of life. So the direction of the life of a good man (that's a Christian) are ordered by the Lord.

What does "ordered" mean? Order is another way of saying "directed." If you're a king and you're ordering your subjects to do something, then you're directing them on what to do and where to go. God is the great King and our Father in heaven and here the verse tells us that the direction of the life of a Christian will be directed by the Lord.

But the next part of the verse is very interesting! "....and he delighteth in His way." This good man doesn't walk in God's ways, because he has to - he wants and delights to do God's way! As Psalms 40:8 says, "I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart." When we led God to direct our steps and lead and guide us, we have peace in our hearts and thus we can rejoice in doing God's will and following His way!

And we don't have to worry about where to go or what to do! Proverbs 3:6 says, "In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." God will direct our paths! What a great promise!

That I May Know Him, page 251 says, "Young men and young women will often be brought into positions where they are uncertain what to do. Their inclination leads them in one direction, and the Holy Spirit of God draws them in another direction. Satan presses his temptation upon them and urges them to follow the inclinations of the natural heart. But those who desire to be true to Christ will listen to the voice that says, 'This is the way, walk ye in it' (Isa. 30:21). They will decide to take the course of the righteous, although it is more difficult to pursue, more painful to follow, than the way of their own heart."

But suppose as we are walking along in God's way, we slip and fall? Suppose we fail and make mistakes? The next verse gives us hope! It says, "Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand."

"Upholdeth" simply means to hold him up. Do you need to be afraid of falling if you are in God's hand? No!!! But will we fall? Sometimes, yes we will!

Psalms 145:14 says, "The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down." Here David reminds us that when we fall, God will hold us up again! When we fall, we don't have to stay down, mourning about making mistakes! We can get back up and keep walking the upward way!

Proverbs 24:16 says, "For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again..." Seven times? Yes!! We will fall as we are seeking to walk in God's ways. But the verse says we will rise again! It's not how many times you fall, but how many times you get back up and keep going!

Micah 7:8 says, "Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise..." The devil is happy when we fall, but we should not make him more happy by staying down and feeling bad and discouraged. Arise and shine for Jesus!

Yes, we will fall sometimes. But as long as we are surrendered to the Lord and walking with Him, He will keep us from falling (Jude 24). Let's walk the Christian life today, not depending on our own strength, but on God's strength!