“Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will direct your paths.”  Proverbs 3:5-6
 
Day by day it seems that our world is getting more chaotic!  Walking in this world can be treacherous for everyone who makes his/her own plans.  But our opening verses tells us to trust the LORD, He knows the way each should go!  Scripture tells us much concerning a believer’s path.
 
Scripture tells us in the Psalms--
God directs our steps:
“The steps of a good man are established by the LORD
And He delights in his way.”  Psalm 37:23
 
We are enriched by the LORD:
“He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.”  Psalm 23:3
 
In  Psalm 17:5, David prays (with the world’s enticements, we too, ask this):
“Uphold my steps in Your paths,
That my footsteps may not slip.”
 
God provides with light:
“Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.”  Psalm 119:105
 
Like David we know our path is known to God:
“You comprehend my path…
And are acquainted with all my ways.”  Psalm 139:3
 
Then in Proverbs, Scripture tells us--
There is shining light:
“But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
Which shines brighter and brighter until full day.  Proverbs 4:18
This is not so for the unrighteous as Vs. 19 tells us,
“The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; 
They do not know over what they stumble.”
 
Proverbs 4:25-27 tells us how to contemplate our walk:
“Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you. 
Ponder the path of your feet, 
And let all your ways  be established.
Do not turn to the right or the left;
Remove your foot from evil.”
 
Of the way of righteousness:
“In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death”  Proverbs 12:28 
 
Sometimes the path will be unknown:
“I will lead the blind by ways they have not known,
Along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light before them
And make the rough places smooth.
These are the things I will do,
I will not forsake them.”  Isaiah 42:16
 
Sometimes the path may seem crooked:
This is Jeremiah crying out in despair (do we not do the same at times?), 
“He has blocked my ways with hewn stone;
He has made my paths crooked.”  Lamentations 3:9
 
Yes, our faithful and loving Lord closes doors to ways that are not good for us!  How wonderful is our safekeeping! The Lord holds us by His right hand!  
He has planned our paths.  His plans for each are uniquely our own.  Therefore, it is God the Holy Spirit who will guide each into all truth.  I have included Ephesians 2:10 in many messages, but I will included it once again,
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
 
So we rejoice with the Psalmist,
“Blessed is everyone who fears (reveres) the LORD,
Who walk in His ways.”  Psalm 128:1
Amen