Guiding Light – Day 42

Psalm 43

³ O send out your light and your truth;
    let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill
    and to your dwelling.
⁴ Then I will go to the altar of God,
    to God my exceeding joy;
and I will praise you with the harp,
    O God, my God.

What is your guiding light?  What provides guidance for how you act, your actions in daily life, and why you do what you do?  What is it that is guiding you?  For some of us, we seem to go through life aimlessly.  It’s almost as if we just “go with the flow” in life.  The guide is simply what we want to do at the time.  For others, the guide is the expectations set upon us.  We are led by those around us, who are telling us what we should do.  Some people are led by the media and the current trends.  If everyone else is doing it, it must be okay.  

All of these guides will ultimately lead to an unfulfilling life.  The aimless pursuits and following of others won’t help us to truly find the way we were created to go.  We only find our way when we are guided by the light of God.  The Psalmist in Psalm 43 is asking God to send out his light and truth, so these might be what he follows.  It is in following God that he understands there is exceeding joy and praise.  This is the fulfilling life, even if it isn’t the materially abundant one.  

A life led by God is one which has a focus on the teachings of the scripture.  This life is full of love because God is love.  The life led by God’s light will cast through the darkness.  Through God’s light, we may not have all the path illuminated, but we have enough to continue to step forward, knowing God is guiding.  This is a path of peace, a path of joy, and a path of steadfast love.

What is your guiding light?  May we be led by the light of God, step by step, day by day.