Taking a stand for Christ and living to God's standards is tough in today's culture. There is so much pressure from cultural norms, media influence and peer pressure to live life in total disregard of God's Word. Between my human, sinful nature and the pull of the world it's a daily struggle to follow God's path. I have a sense that I'm not alone.
David obviously had the same struggle and his honesty is an encouragement to me. He had, no doubt, all sorts of pressures as a leader. His position set him up as a high profile target of Satan, his political enemies, and would be power hungry hopefuls. I'm sure he had plenty of people offering him bribes, sexual advancements, special favors and temptations.
In order to maneuver through the maze of life, David knew his only hope was to hang onto the direction of God's Word, God's Truth, and God's Spirit. He had to recognize his own human tendencies, temptations, weakness, frailties, and limited insights. He knew the only person he could trust to give him the right advice every time was God.
Following after God requires a humbling of ourselves. That's something I continually have to learn the hard way. Even though I often excise my stupidity or stubbornness or maybe even obstinance, God is always patient with me when I finally seek out His advice, truth, or direction. When I do finally humble myself and follow God's directives, how much I'm blessed and enriched.
God, thanks for your consistent, positive, faithful direction. Even though it's hard sometimes to follow your path, Lord, I always find your truth to be right and a benefit to my life. No matter what everyone else is doing, I want to seek your path. Thanks for your patience, your forgiveness, your love.
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