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May 25
Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest
Genesis 13:9
"If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left."

Let God Decide

When Abram and Lot stood before the land, Abram had every right to choose first. He was the elder, the leader, and the one God had called. But instead of taking what was rightfully his, Abram stepped back and let Lot choose. Lot picked the greener pastures — the land that looked good, the land that seemed like the obvious blessing. But what looked like the best choice for Lot eventually led him near Sodom, a place of danger and destruction. What looked good was not good at all for Lot and his family.

Chambers reminds us that when we begin to walk with God — when we start living by faith and obedience — many opportunities will open up before us. Some will look exciting. Some will look promising. Some will look like blessings. But that does not mean they are from God. Not everything that looks good is God's best.

Abram surrendered his right to choose. He let God decide the outcome. That is what walking by faith looks like: laying down our right to choose what looks good, and trusting God to choose what is best.

And then God says to us, just as He said to Abram: "Walk before Me." (Genesis 17:1)

Stay in My sight. Stay where I can guide you. Don't run ahead of Me. Don't wander off. Don't choose based on what your eyes see. Let Me watch your steps, and let Me direct your path.

This is exactly what Proverbs 3:6 teaches: "In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."

When we hand over the reins of our lives to God, He makes the best choices for us — not always the easiest or the quickest, but always the best. The world has proven many times that it does not have my best interests at heart. But God has never failed me.

Breath Prayer

Inhale: Lord, I trust You. 

Exhale: You Decide.

~ Quil

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Scripture References

Genesis 13:9 — Abram gives Lot the first choice
Genesis 13:10–13 — Lot chooses the land near Sodom
Genesis 17:1 — Walk before Me and be blameless
Proverbs 3:5–6 — Trust in the Lord; He will direct your paths
Psalm 37:5 — Commit your way to the Lord… He will act.
Isaiah 55:8–9 — God's ways are higher than ours