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For many young believers, guidance                er craves to live a life with real purpose and
         and the will of God seem like a puz­     meaning but if the journey doesn’t include
         zle; complex, mysterious, and hard       God and His will, then life becomes a self-
         to figure out. The “big” questions of    directed, one-dimensional walk that ends at
life seem overwhelming.                           death. There is no master plan and no eternal
                                                  purpose. However, believers in the Lord Jesus
    Should I attend university in Michigan        are convinced that there is a God Who has
or Manitoba?                                      revealed Himself in wonderful grace and
                                                  Who is vitally involved in both the “big pic­
    Does God want me to be a consultant or        ture” as well as in the small details of our lives.
a carpenter?
                                                      The Bible gives plenty of evidence that
    Am I to marry Mike or Mitchell? Amy or        God has guided people in the past and con­
Annabelle?                                        tinues to reveal His will in the present.
                                                  Interestingly, Abraham’s servant, in his diffi­
     Is God calling me to Africa or should I      cult mission to find a wife for Isaac, experi­
stay right here in Akron?                         enced this firsthand. As he discerned the
                                                  unmistakable guidance of God, he declared,
    On and on the questions swirl and the         “And I bowed down my head and worshiped
knot of uncertainty grows tighter! How can        the Lord ... which had led me in the right
we know with assurance that God is guiding        way” (Gen 24:48).
us?

    The journey of life involves more than
“just getting through it.” Every serious travel­
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