A Reflection On God’s Ways

When I want to follow His direction for my life

When Proverbs 4:26 commands us to make level paths and to take firm ways, it is not telling us to follow conventional wisdom. This is not a suggestion to play it safe. It is an order to follow God, to heed His wisdom and trust His guidance, no matter how foolish it looks to a skeptical and watching world. It is a call to base our lives in the ultimate reality of Scripture rather than in the finite understanding of human logic. We must understand that the level and firm paths are the ones that are level and firm in God’s sight—not ours, not anyone else’s.

When you seek direction for your life, give no attention to whether your path is safe or risky, conventional or unconventional. Consider only whether it is based in God’s truth, sensitive to His voice, and reflecting His purposes as revealed in His Word. This is ultimately the only safe, level, firm way there is.

Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.

Proverbs 4:26, NIV