Psalm 25

Show me your ways, LORD,

teach me your paths.

Guide me in your truth and teach me,

for you are God my Savior,

and my hope is in you all day long.

That right there is the heart of this psalm, and maybe the heart of believing in Christ. We sure do think we know it all about being Christians, and by extension, we think we can save ourselves. We put our hope in following Rick Warren's latest 40 day whatever (Seriously dude, there are other Biblical numbers.), or in the latest program or self help idea. We put our hope in our money and our status, or our careers. We look at the chaos of our world today and cry out for a politician to make it better- but they never will.

But Psalm 25 makes one thing clear: God is our only hope. These other things may work for a season, but in the long run, they will falter. What it comes down to is the kind of relationship with God where you put your hand out for Him and wait for Him to walk you down the long and winding road of life. He knows the way, far better than we or any of our 'guides.'

If we are rescued by anything or anyone but God, it will wind up hollow.

We need to call to God for His wisdom and guidance. Put our hand in his, and trust in Him.

Only Him.