on receiving guidance from God

lately, i have been nothing more than a sunday morning christian. i have been attending church on sunday mornings, but i have not been turning to God any other day of the week except for on rare occasions. Proverbs 16 tells us: "To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue. All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD. Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed" (NIV). we should turn to God for guidance all the time, not just on sunday afternoons when we are contemplating the sermon we heard earlier in the day. this is how i have been lately. the sunday morning sermon sinks (or seems to sink) deep in my heart, but then i brush it away the rest of the week. this is not how i am called to live. i am called to turn to God, who will always guide "the repl[ies] of [my] tongue." God wills all things, but we still have free will. therefore, i should turn to Him when i am unsure, and He will guide me to do or say what He wills me to do, and this will lead to a more fulfilling life in Him. to help with this, God has placed many devoted Christians in my life, and He wants me to turn to them for help in making decisions. Proverbs 11 tells us: "Where there is no guidance the people fall, but in abundance of counselors there is victory." when we turn to our Bible-reading Christian friends (to our friends who truly and deeply know God), they will help us to make wise decisions for our lives.

so, my prayer is that i, and all of you, will grow to know God better so that i and you may become more like Him so that i and you can make wiser decisions that align with His will for us.