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Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.
Psalm 25:4 ESV

You never know what tomorrow will bring.

The biggest shock of my life was when the State Troopers showed up at my door to tell me my husband had been killed. Just a few hours before, I had gone to lunch with my husband and had been laughing and joking with him before gently kissing him goodbye as he left on his trip. I never dreamed it would be our last kiss or the last time I would see him on this earth.

I never dreamed of all the horror that would unfold over the next few weeks, months, years. Or to what depth and length I would feel the excruciating, never-ending pain.

I also never dreamed that through it all I would be able to praise God. But I did, and I continue to do so, because God is Lord of my life. And I am so very grateful God is who He says He is.

It has been said that at the root of all sin is pride. We want to do things our way. Never has that been as apparent to me in my own life as it has been since my whole world was turned upside down with my husband’s death. At first, I clung to the way things had been and when I couldn’t do that anymore, I tried creating my new path. Neither option yielded the right path.

Last week a reader captured the quintessential essence of widowhood in two words, “what now?”

We know tomorrow is coming, but we don’t know what to do. We need to know where we are going and how we are going to get there.

A few months ago, I took my grandson with me as I ran some errands. One of my errands included taking some old paint to the recycling center. I had never been to the recycling plant before but with GPS I am fearless these days. Off we went. The journey ended up being way longer than I anticipated because of detours. My frustration level rose quickly. Fortunately, my grandson (who just turned 5) took it all in stride. He carefully watched for signs along the way and asked a few questions, but mostly just sat back and trusted me to lead.

“What now” we ask. “How am I supposed to move forward?” “What will tomorrow bring?” Instead let us pray as David prayed in Psalm 25:4 “Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.”

And just like my grandson responded on our journey to the recycling plant, we need to watch for signs along the way and trust that He will lead us. I may not know what tomorrow will bring but I do know who needs to lead the way.

Dear Heavenly Father, we praise You that You are who You say You are! We are grateful we can rejoice and trust in this truth. Thank You, Father, for guiding us, loving us, and protecting us, even when we don’t know what tomorrow will bring. Please help us to know Your ways and teach us Your paths. For Your honor and glory. Amen.