(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another captivating devotional article by Annette Seymour that I had to share as a Guest Commentary with readers of my online publication, BAHAMAS CHRONICLE, which has a huge following among the Bahamian diaspora across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom as well as in The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean.)
GUEST COMMENTARY: BY ANNETTE SEYMOUR
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, November 3, 2023 — As I processed my devotion, it made me think of my younger years and the many decisions I made about the path I wanted to take in my life. During those periods in my life, I didn’t think to use the Bible as my roadmap for life because I was so far from God, It never occurred to me to pray and ask God for guidance about the path he wanted me to pursue. Instead, I chose the path I thought was best. Was it a good one? Yes, because it led me straight to him. One of the best decisions I made in my life. Praise God!
The reality is, my past no longer matters and I am not bound by it. Every experience in my life led me to God. What’s important is that along the way God got my attention and corrected me. As I pray for guidance, he coordinates and order my steps so that I’m at the right place at the right time doing the right thing with the right people as I put my complete trust in him. As I commune with him in prayer, I would ask him to lead me through the day and to be forever powerfully present in my life.
Being a piece of work in progress, I do not claim to have it all together, I’m learning daily how to navigate the paths of life. For there are so much I still don’t understand or can say I confidently know about life. But I do know God has taught me that he is all I need in every decision and in every circumstance.
I am so grateful to God for his unconditional unwavering, and unfathomable love he has for me and how he kept and shielded me from many things. I am under his wings taking as he takes me higher in him. Who he keeps is well kept.
In His grip,
Annette Seymour
