We want you to CONNECT with God through His Word, Prayer, & Worship.

Today, call out to Him in prayer. Ask Him to "open your eyes" as you read through the scripture.

As you observe the scripture, we encourage you to take notes.

Notice the emotions, reasons, and context. Make sure to note what God wants you to know or do after reading the scripture.

Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.

- Proverbs 29:18

Over the past three days, we've learned that vision starts with God's voice, faith responds through obedience, and we can trust our Guide even when we can't see the path. Today, we need to understand what happens when we drift from this foundation. When we pursue personal vision apart from what God has revealed, something subtle but dangerous begins to happen. Faith slowly transforms into presumption. What started as following God gradually becomes using God to accomplish our own agenda. This drift doesn't happen overnight. It's a gradual progression where we slowly cast off the restraints of God's revealed will. We start rationalizing decisions that don't align with His Word. We begin calling our personal ambitions 'God's will' simply because we want them badly enough. The result isn't immediate disaster—it's increasing disorder. Relationships become strained because we're operating from selfishness rather than love. Our spiritual life becomes confused because we're trying to make God fit our plans instead of aligning with His. Peace erodes because we're fighting against His design rather than flowing with it. Here's what's particularly dangerous: we can even use spiritual language to justify this drift. We call sin 'grace,' selfishness 'freedom,' and disorder 'blessing.' We convince ourselves that because we're not experiencing obvious consequences, we must be on the right track.

But God's design for our lives isn't arbitrary—it's for our good and His glory. When we align with His revealed will, we experience the blessing of living according to how we were created to function. When we drift from it, we experience the natural consequences of going against our design. The good news is that recognizing this drift is the first step back to alignment. God's grace doesn't free us from obedience—it frees us to obey Him even more deeply.

Explore & examine the areas of your life that God needs to come under the truth. Take a moment to commit & surrender these areas in prayer.

After, tell and share with others what God is teaching you! Try this:

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I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

- Psalm 119:11

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