This is the Way, Walk In It

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. Is. 30:21 ESV

A shepherd herding sheep down a path does not have to interact much, he just follows behind them watching. His presence is there, but he does not have to say anything. But if they come across a fork in the road, or a path on the side, the sheep may become confused and try and follow it and the shepherd will have to correct them and bring them back on course. The Lord is our Shepherd. In this verse, you are walking on the path of life, and if you begin to leave it and turn to the right or to the left you will hear the word of the Lord behind you saying: This is the way, walk in it. Many times we have prayed “should we do this?” and just got silence. It seems that if we are making the right decision we often hear silence. It is the times when we would have chosen the other path that He answers back in some way, a verse, a dream, a song. If you have a question of: Lord should I do this? Pray about it and listen. If you hear nothing then you are probably choosing the right path. But when you are about to leave His path you will hear Him instructing you: This is the way, walk in it.