Awesome God: Midyear Prayer & Fasting (English)Sample

Day 2: God Is Our Guide

Traveling is one of the many things the pandemic has limited for us. Everyone likely misses going on a trip, whether local or international, visiting old favorites, and discovering new places. But if you were to travel to an unfamiliar place, what is one thing you would need? Practically, you will need assistance in navigation, whether it’s an app, a physical map, or a person who knows the way. Before you journey into the unknown, you will need a guide.

Since the beginning, God has shown Himself to be a faithful leader. All throughout Scripture, God has guided His people. In Exodus 15, Moses and the Israelites were praising God after their miraculous journey out of Egypt. They were celebrating God’s faithful and powerful work in leading them out of slavery and opening up the Red Sea so they could safely cross over. God had guided them even in the midst of the unfamiliar and the uncertain. 

The years 2020 and 2021 have brought a lot of unfamiliarities. So much remains uncertain, and this has caused confusion, doubt, and fear. We still wonder how things will work out. We need help. We need a guide. We need someone who knows the way and can lead us in this difficult time. Like sheep that need a shepherd, unless God guides and leads us, we will not be able to find our way. Left to ourselves, when doubts and fear consume our hearts, we will lean on our own understanding and end up striving to make our paths straight. God, in His wisdom and guidance, is the only one we can rely on to direct our paths.

But God is not just a guide who points us to a better path. He isn’t just a person we ask for directions when we’ve lost our way. He doesn’t just hand over a map and walks away. God is a guide who makes the plan, directs our destination, and journeys with us. He walks with us every step of the way and wants us to follow His lead day by day. As we journey towards the rest of the year, our confidence and peace come from knowing that we are not alone. We don’t need to walk in fear and doubt because God continually guides us through His word and Spirit. In His steadfast love, He leads us, and by His strength, He guides us.

Because God directs our paths and guides us, He invites us to trust Him and yield to His plan. 

Reflect

Are there areas in your life where you rely on your own plans and guidance, not God’s? In what particular decision or situation do you need His guidance today, and what do you believe He is telling you about it? 

 How has God guided you through 2020 and the first half of 2021? Like Moses in Exodus 15, what song or Scripture have you held on to in this season that speaks of God’s guidance in your life?

Pray

Dear Lord, You guide me with steadfast love and lead me by Your strength. Make Your ways known to me, lead me in Your truth, and teach me to be humble and follow Your ways. In times of confusion and doubt, help me look to Your word and Spirit to guide my life. I am Your sheep, and You are my great Shepherd who loves me and walks with me in this journey. I choose to remember Your faithfulness to me, and I will continue to trust You with all my heart for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name, amen.