“Lord Show Us Your Ways ” by Pastor Fee SolivenPsalm 25:12-15

Sunday MorningFebruary 24, 2013

Psalm 25:12-1512 Who is the man that fears the LORD?

Him shall He teach in the way He chooses. 13 He himself shall dwell in prosperity, And his descendants shall inherit the

earth. 14 The secret of the LORD is with

those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant. 15 My eyes are ever toward the LORD, For He shall pluck my

feet out of the net.

Matthew 6:33-3433 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry

about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

2 Timothy 1:7"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound

mind"

Psalm 25:1-111 To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul. 2 O my

God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph

over me. 3 Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be

ashamed who deal treacherously without cause. 4 Show me Your ways, O LORD;

Teach me Your paths. 5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.

6 Remember, O LORD, Your tender

mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, For they are from of old. 7 Do not remember

the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy

remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O LORD. 8 Good and upright is the LORD;

Therefore He teaches sinners in the way. 9 The humble He guides in justice, And the humble

He teaches His way. 10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth, To such as keep His

covenant and His testimonies. 11 For Your name's sake, O LORD, Pardon my iniquity, for it

is great.

A Pattern for Making Decisions Through Christ Jesus

1. Clear the Pathway of our Heart

Psalm 66:18"If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord

will not hear"

James 4:7-87 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to

you...

2. Exercise Patience

Proverbs 3:5-65 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,

And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And

He shall direct your paths.

Colossians 1:10-1210 that you may have a walk worthy of

the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with

all might, according to His glorious power,

for all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father who has

qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

Psalm 25:3"Indeed, let no one who waits on You be

ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause"

3. Be Alert to Pressure

Romans 12:1-21 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by

the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world,

but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is

that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Joshua 1:8-9This Book of the Law shall not depart from

your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do

according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way

prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be

strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD

your God is with you wherever you go."

Psalm 34:1-41 I will bless the LORD at all times; His

praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us

exalt His name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered

me from all my fears.

Galatians 6:9-109 And let us not grow weary while doing

good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

4. Persist in Prayer

Philippians 4:6-76 Be anxious for nothing, but in

everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be

made known to God; 7 and the peace of

God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through

Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 6:18"praying always with all prayer and

supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and

supplication for all the saints--"

Isaiah 55:8-98 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts,

Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD. 9 "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your

ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.

5. Rest in God’s Promise

Matthew 7:7-127 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be

opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9 Or

what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him

a serpent? 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,

how much more will your Father who is in

heaven give good things to those who ask Him! 12 Therefore, whatever you want

men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Psalm 119:105"Your word is a lamp to my feet And a

light to my path"

Psalm 119:160"The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments

endures forever"

Matthew 24:35"Heaven and earth will pass away, but My

words will by no means pass away"

6. Wait for Christ’s Peace

2 Thessalonians 3:16"Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord

be with you all"

Romans 15:13"Now may the God of hope fill you with all

joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy

Spirit"

Colossians 3:15-1715 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all

wisdom, teaching and admonishing one

another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word

or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father

through Him.