What Guides My Life

Vision — Boring. That’s what I used to think. Partly because I have always known what God has called me to. I may have veered off His call on occasion, but He has always brought me back in line. It is here that I find myself most fulfilled. My call has been marked by different signposts, or verses, that have guided me on my Journey. Here are some with a little commentary.

When I was saved — “For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that whoever would believe in him would have eternal life.” John 3:16. As a young man a friend shared this verse with me and helped me understand my need for a savior, and that God’s love was meant for me too. 

When God led me to Bible College — “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” 2nd Timothy 2:15. I was confronted by two unbelievers about the accuracy of the Bible and had a crisis of faith. A friend suggested I learn to rightly handle the Bible by going to bible college. 

My life verse — “Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.” Colossians 1:28. I never intended to be a Pastor, but when I graduated from College I knew the truth of this verse to be the guiding principle of my life (full time or not).

Motorcycle Verse — “And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.” Jude 21,22. When I started riding motorcycles my motto became “firesnatchers,” based off this verse in Jude. My decal on my bike often illicit the question, “are you a fireman?” In a sense, yes. 

As I have grown to appreciate the old and the difficult — “Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls.” Jer. 6:16. Along with this,

“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” Matthew 7:13,14. The past anchors us to reality, the narrow gate and difficult road focuses our intentions.

Not everyone will have “life”verses, but as we are in the Word, God directs our paths along this winding road toward dinner. My new verse to mark my way is:

Open my eyes, that I may behold

wondrous things out of your law.

I am a sojourner on the earth;

hide not your commandments from me!

My soul is consumed with longing

for your rules at all times. Psalm 119:18-20

I’m Just Saying….