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Listen to God’s Voice, September 2
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth
in his way. Psalm 37:23.
Young men and young women will often be brought into positions
where they are uncertain what to do. Their inclination leads them in one
direction, and the Holy Spirit of God draws them in another direction. Satan
presses his temptation upon them and urges them to follow the inclinations
of the natural heart. But those who desire to be true to Christ will listen to
the voice that says, “This is the way, walk ye in it” (Isaiah 30:21). They
will decide to take the course of the righteous, although it is more difficult
to pursue, more painful to follow, than the way of their own heart....
We need to receive divine wisdom in the daily concerns of life in order
that we may display sound judgment and choose the safe path because
it is the right one. He who acts upon his own judgment will follow the
inclination of the natural heart, but he whose mind is opened to the Word of
God will prayerfully consider every way of his feet, so that he may honor
God and keep the way of the Lord. He will remember that “even Christ
pleased not himself,” and he will consider it a great privilege to follow
in His steps. He will take his perplexities to God in prayer and ask the
guidance of Him whose property he is. He will realize that he belongs to
God—soul, body, mind, and strength....
Let every youth train himself in practical lines, to trust the Lord and
not to follow his own ways. “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and
lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord,
and depart from evil.... Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man
that getteth understanding.... She is more precious than rubies: and all the
things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days
is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are
ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace” (Proverbs 3:5-17).2 [252]
2 The Youth’s Instructor, September 19, 1895.
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