“Teach me LORD, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end” (Psalm 119:33).

There will be times in your life when you will not know what to do. You will be faced with decisions and choices that will baffle you. You will not know what to do.

So, what do you do when you don’t know what to do? Well, you can do nothing…at least for a few minutes. But you really can’t do nothing for days on end. You still need to get up. You still need to work. You still need to eat. You still have to go to worship. You still have to do stuff.

So, again, what do you do when you don’t know what to do?

Look at the verse of the day again. What do you do? Do what God’s word tells you to do. Keep doing what is right, what is good, what is holy, what is a blessing to others. And the more you do what God’s word tells you to do, the more you do what is right, good, and holy, you will find your answer.

If you are unsure about your future, just keep doing what the Bible tells you to do. Keep doing what is right, good, and holy.

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Please, don’t trust yourself.

I know. That’s not really PC. That kinda goes against the mantra of our culture – you do you. Trust in yourself. Do what your heart tells you to do.

Look – the life you are living right now is the result of your choices. For good or bad, you got yourself right where you are. You did it. You chose it.

The life you are living is the result of the decisions you’ve made and the things and people you have allowed in your life. If you want a different life, a better life, a more satisfying life, a more purposeful life, a more God-honoring life, you have to change your decisions and you have to change who and what you allow in your life.

You have to make better decisions. Make decisions based on God’s truth. You’ve seen what decisions based on your feelings and your thoughts have got you. You are right here because you followed you.

If you want a better life, you have to make better decisions. For goodness sake, STOP TRUSTING YOURSELF!!! Trust God. Follow him.

The second thing is you are where you are because of the stuff you allow in your life. There are things that have no place in your life. There are people who have no place in your life. There are habits that have no place in your life. Get them out. Your future hangs in the balance.

Choose well.

For goodness sake – stop trusting yourself.

Trust God.

“If you hold to my teaching you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31-32).

“If you hold to my teaching you are really my disciples” (John 8:31).
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?” (Luke 6:46).
“Whoever obeys my word will never see death” (John 8:51).
“If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love” (John 15:10).
“You are my friends, if you do what I command” (John 15:14).

It’s clear that Jesus takes this obedience thing pretty seriously. Why is that? Why is obedience such a big deal? What delight does Jesus get from making us obey?

You see, Jesus wants us to obey not so he can feel better about himself – more Lord-ly, more God-like. Jesus wants us to obey because that’s how WE experience joy and freedom. It’s in obedience that we become who we were truly made to be, and in living into our purpose we experience joy and freedom.

The greatest beneficiary of our obedience is US!

That’s why Jesus says, “If you hold to my teaching you are really my disciples.” And when we obey, “Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.”

Isn’t that interesting that our freedom is found in our obedience. We are most fully free when we are most obedient because, when we obey, we are most fully who we were created to be.

So, what are you waiting for? Let’s get busy obeying!!!