Finding My Guide - Psalm 25
Sunday July 31st, 2022

ADMIT I Need God To GUIDE Me

He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
Psalm 25:9 (NIV)

David is feeling:

LONELY

Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
Psalm 25:16 (NIV)

OVERWHELMED

Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.
Psalm 25:17 (NIV)

GUILTY

Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good.
Psalm 25:7 (NIV)

For the sake of your name, Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great. Psalm 25:11 (NIV)

Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.
Psalm 25:18 (NIV)

AFRAID

See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me! Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
Psalm 25:19,20 (NIV)


BELIEVE God is GOOD

God Wants To GUIDE Me, Not CONDEMN Me

No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame
Psalm 25:3a (NIV)

Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways…All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
Psalm 25:8,10 (NIV)

When I MESS UP Plan A God Just REWRITES Plan A For Me.


God Wants To GUIDE Me, Not CONFUSE Me

Who, then, are those who fear the Lord? He will instruct them in the ways they should choose… The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
Psalm 25:12,14 (NIV)

COMMIT My WAYS To Him

Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:4,5 (NIV)

Important truths about finding God’s will:

God’s Will Is Not A DOT

God’s Will Is About CHARACTER
“your ways…your paths… your truth.”

“Commitment to the will of God - the purpose for which we are designed - offers freedom to become the person we are meant to be.”
Charles E. Hummel - Freedom from the Tyranny of the Urgent


God’s Will Is More About CHARACTER Than It Is About CIRCUMSTANCES


The Bottom Line: Do I TRUST God To GUIDE Me?

In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.
Psalm 25:1,2 (NIV)


If you are ready to decide today to start this relationship with Jesus here is a simple prayer you can say to begin this journey with God. If you pray this prayer be sure to let us know as we would love to continue to help you in this journey of knowing God.

Dear God, I want to be part of your family. I acknowledge my need for forgiveness. I receive what Christ did for me on the Cross. That he died for me and rose again so that I might have new life. I accept him as my sin forgiver and life leader. I want to live my life for you and experience the fullness of life. Thank you for forgiving me and giving me eternal life. Amen.