“He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.”

Psalm 23:3 (NIV)

When you’re afraid of making the wrong decision, it creates stress in your life.

But God has an antidote to indecision. Psalm 23:3 says, “He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake” (NIV). The way to handle the stress of decision-making is to let God guide you.

You may be thinking, “But I’ve tried this!” You asked God to guide you, but then you became more confused than ever before. You still couldn’t figure it out, and you wondered why knowing God’s will is so difficult.

Is God playing games with you? Of course not! God wants to guide you. He wants you to know his will more than you want to know it. But sometimes you look for the wrong thing when you’re trying to find God’s will. We all do this. 

Some of us look for a feeling. Some want a formula or recipe to follow. Others take a magical approach and look for God to show them a fantastic sign.

But these ways only lead to frustration and can cause you to miss God’s will.

God doesn’t want you confused, and he doesn’t want you stressed over making a decision. He wants you to ask him for guidance before you make a decision and then trust him and his goodness once the decision is made.

When you do, he sets you free from second-guessing yourself.

James 1:6-8 says, “When you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do” (NLT).

And so here’s the good news: Even if the future looks uncertain, you don’t have to feel unsettled or stressed or afraid. God is stable, and you can trust his guidance. 

When you unequivocally trust God in uncertain times—in all times—he will give you everything you need to make wise decisions.

God will be there guiding you every step of the way. This is his promise, and you can believe it to be true: “He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.”