Are you walking in the right direction with God?

 

Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. 

~Proverbs 13:20

Are you walking in the right direction with God? We see a lot of people today who do not walk with God or in His direction. They go in the opposite direction completely, and then we wonder why there is so much chaos and dysfunction today in our world. Jesus is the only way, we need to follow in His direction! 

Our Daily Bread had a nice write up about walking in the right direction with God this week, they said, "It was Tuesday at the gym, so the people walking around the track were supposed to go clockwise. The first walkers my wife joined were doing that. But then another person walked onto the track going counterclockwise. A couple of her friends joined her—and then another. Suddenly there was chaos on the track—and it took a few minutes to restore order.

While the wrong-way walkers intended no harm, I couldn’t help but think about the power of influence. One person headed the wrong way leads to another, and on it goes. It’s a bit like Proverbs 13:20: “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” Following a person going the wrong way leads to trouble.

In Galatians 5, Paul explains how such a mistake can halt our spiritual progress. “You were running a good race,” he says. “Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you” (vv. 7-8). God, who desires obedience, never leads us away from truth and “into confusion” (v. 10). But those who oppose His truth can hamper our spiritual walk by redirecting us from Him.

God wants to be our guide. When we walk with Him, we’ll never wander in the wrong direction.

By Dave Branon

In what situations are you allowing someone to lead you away from God? What can you do to change your course?

Dear God, thank You for Scripture, which tells me to direct my steps toward You. Please help me follow You better today."

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Yes, you are likely walking in the right direction with God if you feel inner peace, align with scripture, see doors open to godly pursuits, and grow in holiness and faith, though challenges may still occur. Key indicators include seeking God's will over your own, obeying commandments, and experiencing the "fruits of the Spirit."

I really liked the message here and reminder in the Our Daily Bread email. We need to walk with God! In the same direction as Him! When we do, all goes smoothly, when we don't there is chaos, when many people don't there is real dysfunction in our society and world. Unfortunately today many are not on the same page when it comes to religion, God, Jesus, the Bible, and following Emmanuel, God with us, Jesus. We need to follow Jesus! Walk in His direction always. We need to follow, reflect, forgive, imitate, and love like Him! All of us! I pray each day when we sit for our meals that our entire world has complete conversion to Christianity and following Jesus. Jesus is the only way and I pray all humans will be converted to following Jesus, walking in His light, following Him and His direction in all that we do! Be wise! If we want a better world as God promised us, we all need to walk in the direction of Jesus Christ! Following Him! Imitating Him! Loving like Him! 

Follow Jesus!