112 Biblical Promises about God's Direction

Think about how amazing it would be to have complete peace and security in your life. That's what happens when you let the Holy Spirit be your guide – you tap into God's good, pleasing, and perfect will.

Following God's way brings so much joy and well-being. But honestly, sometimes our own thoughts and feelings try to pull us in a different direction, a direction that might not be the best for us. It's like our gut is telling us one thing, but deep down we know it's not quite right.

That's why it's so important to guard your thoughts and stay focused on God's guidance. We all make mistakes, right? Sometimes we rush into things that seem great at first, but end up leading us down a bad road. It's human nature.

The best way to protect your dreams and goals is to listen to that still, small voice of the Holy Spirit. Psalm 37:23-24¹ reminds us that the Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand. He's got us!

If you truly want to achieve your goals and find real fulfillment, you need to humbly acknowledge God in everything you do. Letting go of your own will and allowing God to order your steps is key. His divine direction is what leads to eternal life in heaven.

Jesus wants you to walk with Him, hand-in-hand, and learn from Him. Imagine the joy of seeing Jesus bless your life and everything you do, not just for yourself, but for everyone around you, too. That's what's waiting for you.

¶Make me know Your ways, O Yahweh; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; In You I hope all the day.

For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares Yahweh, ‘plans for peace and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope.

¶The footsteps of a man are established by Yahweh, And He delights in his way. When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because Yahweh is the One who sustains his hand.

The heart of man plans his way, But Yahweh directs his steps.

¶“Instruct me, and I will be silent; And cause me to understand how I have erred.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Establish my steps in Your word, And do not let any wickedness overpower me.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

¶O Yahweh, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes; Make Your way straight before me.

¶Instruct me in Your way, O Yahweh, And lead me in a level path Because of my foes.

And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen

For You are my high rock and my fortress; For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me.

The way of an ignorant fool is right in his own eyes, But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.

¶Teach me Your way, O Yahweh; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.

Commit your way to Yahweh, Trust in Him, and He will do it.

Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.

Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, “I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way you should go.

¶Oh send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy mountain And to Your dwelling places.

“ Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

¶I will bless Yahweh who has counseled me; Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night. I have set Yahweh continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Cause me to walk in the path of Your commandments, For I delight in it.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body, and be thankful.

¶Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.

But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.

Therefore I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. being devoted to one another in brotherly love, giving preference to one another in honor, not lagging behind in diligence, being fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, persevering in affliction, being devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep, by being of the same mind toward one another, not being haughty in mind, but associating with the humble. Do not be wise in your own mind. Never paying back evil for evil to anyone, respecting what is good in the sight of all men, if possible, so far as it depends on you, being at peace with all men, never taking your own revenge, beloved—instead leave room for the wrath of God. For it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect.

“Moses My servant is dead; so now arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the depths graciously given to us by God,

¶I will give you insight and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.

¶How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word.

Where there is no guidance the people fall, But in abundance of counselors there is salvation.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked makes them wander about.

Thus says Yahweh, Who makes a way through the sea And a path through the mighty waters, Who brings forth the chariot and the horse, The military force and the mighty man; They will lie down together and not rise again; They have been extinguished and quenched like a wick: “Do not remember the former things, Nor carefully consider things of the past. “Behold, I will do something new; Now it will spring forth; Will you not know it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the wasteland.

Many thoughts are in a man’s heart, But it is the counsel of Yahweh that will stand.

Those who love Your law have much peace, And nothing causes them to stumble.

For as many as are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk in step with the Spirit.

He who has innocent hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to worthlessness And has not sworn deceitfully. He shall lift up a blessing from Yahweh And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who draws near to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

¶Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

For Yahweh gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and discernment.

Commit your works to Yahweh And your plans will be established.

I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.

Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me.

casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

You who fear Yahweh, trust in Yahweh; He is their help and their shield.

Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear Yahweh and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from Your law.

And while they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” After these things He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. And after He had removed him, He raised up David to be their king, about whom He also said, bearing witness, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.’ From the seed of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, after John had preached before His coming a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. And as John was fulfilling his course, he kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of His feet.’ “Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the word of this salvation was sent. For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning Him. And though they found no ground for death, they asked Pilate that He be executed. And when they had finished all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb. Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

“Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

The steps of a man are from Yahweh, How then can man understand his way?

May those who fear You see me and be glad, Because I wait for Your word.

And they did not thirst when He led them through the waste places. He made the water flow out of the rock for them; He split the rock, and the water gushed forth.

There is no wisdom, there is no discernment And there is no counsel against Yahweh.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

For this reason also, since the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

May He lead the humble in justice, And may He teach the humble His way.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel.

The Spirit of Lord Yahweh is upon me Because Yahweh has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to captives And freedom to prisoners, ¶I will rejoice greatly in Yahweh; My soul will rejoice in my God, For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a headdress, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the earth brings forth its branches, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to branch out, So Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise To branch out before all the nations. To proclaim the favorable year of Yahweh And the day of vengeance of our God, To comfort all who mourn,

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

“Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer; You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness,

Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in From now until forever.

Yahweh is pleased with those who fear Him, Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

“The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your acquiring, acquire understanding.

¶I hope for Yahweh, my soul does hope, And for His word do I wait.

O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; and we do not know what we should do, but our eyes are on You.”

Turn to me and be gracious to me, According to Your judgment for those who love Your name.

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace Because he trusts in You.

¶Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear Him, On those who wait for His lovingkindness, To deliver their soul from death And to keep them alive in famine. Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre; Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings. Our soul is patient for Yahweh; He is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in Him, Because we trust in His holy name. Let Your lovingkindness, O Yahweh, be upon us, As we wait for You.

Do you not know that when you go on presenting yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and self-discipline.

Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You.

Therefore as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and being built up in Him, and having been established in your faith—just as you were instructed—and abounding with thanksgiving.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

And my God will fulfill all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

And I will walk in a wide place, For I seek Your precepts.

But the noble man counsels noble plans; And by noble plans he rises up.

For as many as are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons by whom we cry out, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, also heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

¶The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; Ignorant fools despise wisdom and discipline.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek You.

I thought upon my ways And I turned my feet to Your testimonies. Then I shall not be ashamed When I look upon all Your commandments. I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death And broke their bands apart.

Yet those who hope in Yahweh Will gain new power; They will mount up with wings like eagles; They will run and not get tired; They will walk and not become weary.

teaching them to keep all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.

You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go. And I will bring you back to this land; for I will not forsake you until I have done what I have promised you.”

Inquire of Yahweh and His strength; Seek His face continually.

How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, They seek Him with all their heart.

¶How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who obtains discernment. For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her produce better than fine gold.

¶Surely wait in silence for God, O my soul, For my hope is from Him. Surely He is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

I called to You; save me And I shall keep Your testimonies.

For no one can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.

“In Your lovingkindness You have guided the people whom You have redeemed; In Your strength You have led them to Your holy habitation.

For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will guide us over death.

With Your counsel You will lead me, And afterward take me in glory.

¶Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.

Thoughts are established by counsel, So make war by guidance.

And your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.

“And Yahweh will continually guide you, And satisfy your soul in scorched places, And fortify your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.

“Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will shepherd you on knowledge and understanding.

But when they deliver you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given to you in that hour what you are to say. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.

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