God Guiding Every Step

Psalm 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

This verse in psalm 23 is often read at funerals. Funny isn't it. A psalm that talks about life is read to a dead person. What this Davidic psalm is talking about is a life guided by the almighty hand of the Great shepherd.

Leading by still waters can have different meanings but what I want to emphasize is the perfect direction that God provides. Each step of each of his sheep is carefully observed and directed. It happened to me just this morning.

I was guided directly to a certain place because of how God helped me. In his helping process he led me to pray for his guidance and protection. I then took a "wrong" turn and clicked the place that I wanted to go into my GPS. I parked my car and walked there. However, as I went past a certain landmark I noticed that it was the place that I had contacted the other day. I stepped into the office and began a conversation with the receptionist.

As we talked for about a minute, I realized that this wasn't the place I had visited last week.

Did that make sense? I didn't think so. Here it is in a simpler version. I called one place and visited another place. This week I visited the place I had initially called! God protected me and directed through both of my mistakes! I got the service I needed and knew that God had helped me all the way!

The Good Shepherd even uses our errors for his purpose. However, he wants us to watch our steps just the same.

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