Around the turn of the 20th century, British Bible teacher F. B. Meyer wrote a tiny book called The Shepherd Psalm. Based on Psalm 23, you know, the one that begins, “The Lord is my shepherd ….” Despite its small size, the book contains inspirational thoughts from that Psalm that have been an inspirational guide to thousands of people.
I particularly like what he wrote about a phrase that says, He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Meyer wrote, “If you do not know which way to go, wait until you are sensible of the leadings of the Good Shepherd. It will be a sore mistake and wrong for you to act without being sure of what He wishes you to do. And if you are not sure what that is, it is evident that the time has not come for you to move. Stay just where you are.”
If you dare to wait, you will be clearly shown your path, and the revelation will not come a moment too late. Most of us are in a big hurry to know what we should do in life. We may know that God’s will is the best for us, that if we jump ahead of God and choose our own plan, in the end we’ll be sorry.
Yet we find it irritating to have to wait until God makes the way plain. We want to know now, but that’s the very reason we need a shepherd to guide us. It is easy to make our own decisions and miss the right path, but God is the Good Shepherd, and He will always make decisions for our best.
Wait for Him to make the way plain, that you should choose. You’ll never be sorry, for His way is always best.
