Bible Society of South Africa
Benescke Janse van Rensburg

Are you grateful? – Day 16

Grateful for wisdom and guidance

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

EKAYAKOBI 1

5Ke ukuba kukho bani uswele ubulumko, makabucele kuThixo. UThixo onobubele nesisa kubo bonke abantu, womnika.

EKAYAKOBI 1:5XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile

UISAYA 30

21Niya kuthi nakuphambuka abe selekhona; nimve esithi: “Yizani, nants' indlela.”

UISAYA 30:21XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile

IZAFOBE 3

5Kholosa *ngoNdikhoyo ngomxhelo wakho wonke,

ungaze ungqiyame ngezakho iimbono.

6Mkhumbule uNdikhoyo kuyo yonke ihambo yakho,

waye ke yena eya kukukhokela kuzo zonke iindlela zakho.

IZAFOBE 3:5-6XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile

UMATEWU 6

33Ke ngoko kuqala zondelelani ukulawulwa nguThixo, nenze ubulungisa obufunwa nguye, waye ke yena eya kunongezelela zonke ezi zinto.

UMATEWU 6:33XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile

Do you need to make important decisions today? Do you, for instance, have to decide to move or stay, get a new job or keep your current one, get married or not, start a family or rather wait or make a great investment or rather not? Or do you need to decide how to treat your rebellious teenager or how to repair your broken marriage?

How do you make decisions? Do you ask God for advice and guidance, and trust the peace in your heart or do you merely inform him after your decisions have been made?

How do we know we can ask God for wisdom? In James 1:5 we read: “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” Do you have the courage to ask God for guidance?

How do we know that God really speaks to us? In Isaiah 30:21 we read: “Right behind you a voice will say, ‘This is the way you should go,’ whether to the right or to the left.” The Holy Spirit guides us daily. Are you tuned in to his voice?

What is the value of making God part of your decisions? In Proverbs 3:5-6 it is written: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” Also in Matthew 6:33: “… seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.”

God knows the future. Ask him for guidance and you can be sure that he will lead you past all the potential pitfalls on your route. Let’s thank him for that. God bless.

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