“He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.” Psalm 23:3 (NIV)
When I'm afraid of making the wrong decision, it creates stress in my life.
But God has an antidote to indecision. Psalm 23:3 says, “He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake” (NIV). The way to handle the stress of decision-making is to let God guide me.
There have been sometimes that I’ve tried this. I've asked God to guide me, but then I became more confused than ever before. I still couldn’t figure it out, and I wondered why knowing God’s will is so difficult.
Is God playing games with me? What I'm learning is he is not! God wants to guide me. He wants me to know his will more than I want to know. But sometimes I look for the wrong thing when I'm trying to find God’s will. We all do this.
At times I look for a feeling or a formula or recipe to follow. There are times when I'd like a magical approach and look for God to show me some type of fantastic sign.
But these ways only lead to frustration and can cause me to miss God’s will.
God doesn’t want me confused, and he doesn’t want me stressed over making a decision. He wants me to ask him for guidance before I make a decision and then trust him and his goodness once the decision is made.
When I do, he sets me free from second-guessing myself.
James 1:6-8 says, “When you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do” (NLT).
Here’s the good news: Even if the future looks uncertain, I don’t have to feel unsettled or stressed or afraid. God is stable, and I can trust his guidance.
When I unequivocally trust God in uncertain times—in all times—he will give me everything I need to make wise decisions.
God will be there guiding me every step of the way. This is his promise, and I can believe it to be true: “He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.”
In summary:
When I’m faced with decisions, fear of choosing the wrong path can lead to stress and confusion. Psalm 23:3 reminds me that God offers clear guidance along the right paths—not for my comfort alone, but for his name’s sake. Often, I seek a feeling, a formula, or even a miraculous sign to discern God’s will, which only leads to more frustration. But God isn’t playing games; he genuinely wants to guide me. The issue isn’t his silence—it’s often that I’m looking for answers in the wrong places.
God’s direction doesn’t come through confusion but through trust. He invites me to ask for guidance and then believe in his goodness. When I put full faith in him, he frees me from the burden of second-guessing. As James 1:6-8 explains, divided loyalty leads to instability. But when I trust God fully—even when the future is uncertain—he provides the wisdom I need. God is stable, faithful, and always guiding. His promise is clear: he will lead me on the right path when I trust him.
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