The Guide

"When He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth." John 16:13 (NIV)

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I wanted a map, all the turns laid out before I took the first step.

You gave me a Guide instead, and for a long time I resented the difference.

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A map can be read once and set aside. A Guide has to be walked with, one step trusted at a time.

You have never shown me the whole road. You have only ever shown me the next step, and asked me to trust that You could see further than I could.

I called Your pace frustrating.

It was You, keeping me close enough that I would need You for the next mile, not just the map for the whole journey.

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Forgive me for wanting a map when You offered Yourself instead.

A map cannot walk beside me.

You can, and You do.

Guide of truth, I do not need to see the whole road. I only need to walk beside You.

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A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Thank You, Holy Spirit, for guiding instead of merely mapping.

Thank You for a presence that walks rather than a document that only informs.

Teach me to trust the next step even when I cannot see the whole road. Amen.

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