What guides your life? Why do you do what you do? For some, the driving force in their life is survival. They do what they must to get by. For many, the guiding force in life is pleasure. Even work is simply a means to make money to be spent on luxurious things or experiences. Some people are guided by more noble goals such as serving family and friends. But are any of these adequate guides to life? Not really. The only guide for real success is God. The Israelites interestingly illustrate this truth.
When the Israelites traveled from Egypt to Canaan, they moved per God’s commands. Numbers 9:18 says, “At the command of the LORD the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the LORD they camped.” That’s simple, and it’s effective. If we will read God’s Word and obey it, we will find a guide that can see us to the Promised Land of Heaven.