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March 1 0

Getting to One More Birthday

So you must carefully do exactly what the LORD your God commands you. Don't deviate even a bit! You must walk the precise path that the LORD your God indicates for you so that you will live, and so that things will go well for you, and so you will extend your time on the land that you will possess.

—Deuteronomy 5:32-33

We enjoy celebrating birthdays, especially if they are someone else's. We love the sweetness of traditions filled with ice cream and cake and little birthday songs. We can celebrate and bring the wishes, but only God can actually affect the length of days we get to participate in this dance of life.

How do we know the precise path, the one that will give us the opportunity to live fully and well? Perhaps your Bible doesn't feel exactly like a road map or even a guide sometimes, but it is. It is because it was written specifically with you in mind, all with the aim of keeping you on the path. Even more, God provided a ready interpreter in the form of the Holy Spirit. He is available all the time to take requests, to help you recall Scriptures that will guide your choices, to lead you to others that will bring you closer to where you're meant to be.

If you're feeling somewhat thrown off the track today, get back to the One who will lead you any time you ask for direction.

In the Flow

Lord, I do get off the track and I'm pretty sure I don't follow your plan precisely. Please help me ask for direction for any step I take so I can live according to your plans for my life. Amen.