As discussed, updated
Here is the passage I was referring to [on the subject of trusting the Lord for guidance and direction]. It is in Isaiah 30. You may want to read the whole chapter.
v.18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. 19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
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Now that I am not in a rush like I was when I posted the above, I want to add a comment or two hoping that you have read Isaiah chapter 30 in the meantime. The Lord wants to be good to his children, and he "therefore will the Lord wait" for us to return to him in reliance. Looking at the early verses of the chapter and viewing this passage in context we see that the people had relied on the hand of the Egyptian, or Pharoah, which is a type of the world or a type of friends and acquaintances or influential people to whom we might run for help, or think that our livelihood depends on them.
And although we had tasted the "bread of adversity" referring to difficult times through which we lived, God's promises never fail. He will direct our life. He says your eyes shall see your teachers, and you will respect your spiritual teachers {not be removed in a corner any more). Your ears (how many times did Jesus cry out those who have ears let them hear what the Spirit says)will hear a voice from behind you as the Holy Spirit strives with you. Read the Word of God, and Listen to the voice of Holy Spirit. Two words will sum up what I said. Return and Rest. Look at verse 15 of the same chapter which I shall quote. The second half on a plaque hanging in my living room. It goes like this" "For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength"
These are good promises from the Lord who is waiting to be gracious unto all his children. Who is like unto thee O God.
