A push in the right direction
We might want to 'walk a straight path', but find ourselves kind of wishy-washy in some way, seeking to find 'happiness' in all those elusive places our mind creates or society touts as the 'answer' for our unhappiness. We don't exactly know how it happens sometimes, but we find ourselves seeking 'happiness' instead of contentment and joy. We find the plans God has for us a bit 'burdensome' because they don't produce 'instant happiness' in our lives. What we need more than anything is to ask God to help us stay the course, walking only in his path that is laid out in his word, and to have our focus changed from the elusive things that only report to bring us happiness, but really leave us quite unfulfilled and seeking something else. Make me walk along the path of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found. Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money! Turn my eyes from worthless things, and give...