Eye-to-Eye Contact

“I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.”  Psalm 32:8-11   

Guidance: one of the crucial areas of the Christian life and one lined with more questions than answers (or so it seems). All of us find ourselves in situations in which we dearly need to know what course of action God wants us to take. Sometimes the options are numerous, varied, and enticing. How do you go about choosing or deciding? How do you get God’s guidance?

Volumes have been written about this subject, and people have talked for hours about guidance - but the best of them lead the seeker to search for God’s eye (“I will counsel you with My eye upon you.”). If your search for God’s guidance is leading you to mental, spiritual, and emotional gymnastics - stop. Take time to focus your attention upon God and get eye-to-eye contact with Him. It’s amazing what doesn’t even have to be verbalized when you look someone in the eye.

Read the Psalms. Get a clear view of your Father Who offers you all that you need in order both to know and do His will. “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” Proverbs 3:6.

“I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.”  Psalms 32:8