“I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye” (Psalm 32:8).
The highest spiritual life is not one marked by constant striving, but by flow—like the deep river Ezekiel saw in his vision. Whoever dives into this river learns to stop fighting against the current and begins to be led by its strength. God desires that we live this way: guided naturally by His presence, propelled by holy habits that spring from a heart trained to obey.
But this lightness does not come by chance. The spiritual habits that sustain us must be formed intentionally. They begin with small choices, firm decisions to walk in the way God has shown. Each obedient step strengthens the next, until obedience no longer feels like a burden, but a joy. The Lord’s magnificent commandments, practiced consistently, become inner paths along which our soul begins to walk with confidence and peace.
The Father blesses and sends the obedient to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Therefore, begin with faithfulness, even if you still find it difficult. The Holy Spirit is willing to shape in you a life of steady, peaceful obedience, full of strength that comes from above. -Adapted from A. B. Simpson. Until tomorrow, if the Lord allows us.
Pray with me: My Lord, I desire to walk with You with lightness and consistency. May my spiritual life not be marked by highs and lows, but by a continuous flow of Your presence in me. Teach me to surrender to the current of Your Spirit.
Help me to form, with courage, the holy habits that You desire. May each act of obedience, even small, strengthen my heart for the next steps. Give me firmness until obedience becomes my transformed nature.
Oh beloved God, I thank You because Your Spirit works patiently in me. Your beloved Son is my eternal Prince and Savior. Your mighty Law is the deep bed through which the river of life flows. Your commandments are holy impulses that lead me to peace. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
