The Path of Life:

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The Path of Life Psalm 16
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Psalm 16 (Miller Standard Version - which
combines NKJV, The Message and NLT) Preserve
me, O God, for in You I put my trust. O my
soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my
Lord, my goodness is nothing apart from You, and
every good thing I have comes from You.
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And these God-chosen lives all around, what
splendid friends they make. O Lord, You are
my portion and You alone are my inheritance, my
cup of blessing. You guard all that is mine.
The land You have given me is a pleasant land.
What a wonderful inheritance.
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I will bless the Lord who guides me, even at
night my heart instructs me. I have set the
Lord always before me. I will not be shaken
for He is right beside me. Therefore my heart
is glad and my glory rejoices, my body rests in
safety.
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You will show me the path of life! In Your
presence is fullness of joy, And the
pleasures of living with You are forevermore!
Now Youve got my feet on the path of life all
radiant from the shining of Your face. Ever
since You took my hand, Im on the right way,
the path of life!
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Off of this passage of Scripture, I am going
to pose four questions. I will seek to answer
the first two questions, and then I am going to
leave it to you to answer the last two
questions.  
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Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust  
Why should we put our trust in the Lord?   I
have set the Lord always before me   Why
should we set the Lord always before us?
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The Path of Life Psalm 16
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There are three very critical aspects to how our
lives turn out. 1. Our choices. 2.
The circumstances and events of our lives that
happen to us. 3. Our response (how we take
responsibility) to the circumstances and events
of our lives.
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The two questions which I am seeking to answer
are Why should we put our trust in the
Lord? Why should we set the Lord always before
us?
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1. Psalm 162 states, He is our Lord, my
goodness is nothing apart from You. Every good
thing I have comes from You. Isaiah 646
states, But we are all like an unclean thing,
and all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags
We all fade as a leaf, and our iniquities, like
the wind, have taken us away.
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Why do we put our trust in God? Why do we set
the Lord always before us? 2. O Lord, You are
my portion and You alone are my inheritance, my
cup of blessing.
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Genesis 151 After these things the word of
the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Do
not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your
exceedingly great reward.   2. I rejoice to set
the Lord always before me because He is my
exceedingly great reward.
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Why should we put our trust in the Lord?
Why should we set the Lord always before us?   3.
I will bless the Lord who guides me, even at
night my heart instructs me.
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Isaiah 5811 The Lord will guide you
continually,And satisfy your soul in
drought,And strengthen your bones You
shall be like a watered garden,And like a spring
of water, whose waters do not fail.  
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In Luke 4, we see that Jesus Himself was
filled with the Spirit. Jesus Himself was led
by the Spirit. Jesus Himself lived in the
power of the Spirit.  
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Why should we put our trust in the Lord?
Why should we set the Lord always before us?   4.
And these God-chosen lives all around, what
splendid friends they make.
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Why should we put our trust in the Lord?
Why should we set the Lord always before us?  
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You will show me the path of life! In Your
presence is fullness of joy, And the pleasures of
living with You are forevermore! Now Youve
got my feet on the path of life all radiant from
the shining of Your face. Ever since You
took my hand, Im on the right way, the path of
life!
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Hopefully I have answered my two questions in an
adequate manner. Now we come to your two
questions How do YOU put your trust in the
Lord on a daily and a moment by moment basis?
How do YOU set the Lord always before you?