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A WAY

Text : Proverbs 14:12.

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

 *Except for a mentally deranged person, people take decisions because they believe it's right. However, the best of man's decisions without God is folly.* 

Man is full of ways. At different junctures of our lives,  we map out ways of how things should be done. And we pursue same with vigour and zest.

Man's ways are his ideas and ideologies, which are expressed in his daily activities. 

Logical and beautiful as man's idea may appear, if it's not birth by God, it will ultimately ends in death.

Jeremiah 10:23 says,  O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Since the fall of man, man has lost capacity to order his steps correctly in life. This is why Psalms 37 verses 23 and 24 says, *A man’s steps are established by the LORD, and the LORD delights in his way.* 
 *Though he stumbles, he will not fall down flat, for the LORD will hold up his hand.* 

When the Lord delights  in your way, then, your steps will be established by Him.

 *God is the only One who knows the end of all things from the very beginning,  so it is wisdom to commit your way to Him so He can direct you.* 

To stubbornly follow your own way, is to stick to the path of death. Note that your way may seem right in your own sight but the end will lead to regrets if you do not commit it to God.

 *Bible reading* : 

Proverbs 14:11-14

 *PRAYER FOCUS* 

1.) Father God, grant me grace to trust in you always and never to rely on my understanding. 

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