September 26
The Right
Path
"You will hear your teacher’s voice behind you. You will hear it whether you turn to the right or the left. It will say, ‘Here is the way. Walk in it.’"
Isaiah 30:21 (NIrV)
Carla saw the office looming large as she rounded the corner one gloomy morning. The same sick feeling twisted in her stomach, the one that had been there every morning for months. She hated this job. The pressure, the constant criticism from her boss, the way she felt invisible in every meeting—it was wearing her down.
She had prayed. Over and over, she had asked God, What should I do? Should I leave? Should I stay? But heaven was silent.
At lunch, she walked to the park across the street, needing air, needing space. She sat on a bench and pulled out her phone, searching for Bible verses on guidance. Isaiah 30:21 appeared on the screen. "You will hear your teacher’s voice behind you. You will hear it whether you turn to the right or the left. It will say, ‘Here is the way. Walk in it.’"
Carla sighed. “But I don’t hear You, God,” she whispered. “I don’t know which way to walk.”
That evening, she vented to her friend Maya over coffee. “I just wish God would tell me. A sign, a voice, something.”
Maya stirred her tea and smiled gently. “Maybe He already is. How does this job make you feel?”
“Drained. Miserable. Stuck.”
“And when you think about leaving?”
Carla hesitated. For months, she had been too afraid to consider it, but now she let herself. What if I left? A weight seemed to lift. She imagined waking up without dread, stepping into something new. Hope flickered in her chest.
Maya leaned in. “Sounds like you already know the answer. Maybe God has been speaking all along—through your exhaustion, through your longing for change, through the peace you feel when you imagine something new.”
Carla’s eyes filled with tears. Had she been expecting God’s voice to be louder? Flashier? Maybe His guidance had been there all along, quiet but steady.
That night, she knelt beside her bed. “Lord, I trust You. I don’t have all the answers, but I believe You are leading me. Help me walk in the way You’ve set before me.”
And for the first time in months, she slept without fear.
Prayer:
Dear God,
Thank You for guiding me, even when I don’t always recognize Your voice.
Help me to trust that You are leading me, even in silence.
Give me the courage to walk in the way You have prepared for me.
When fear and doubt cloud my mind, remind me that You are always near, whispering, Here is the way. Walk in it.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
