Welcome to the In Touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Thursday, January 23rd.

Have you ever wasted time trying to figure out where to go instead of simply asking for directions?

The same can happen in life.

Thankfully, Proverbs chapter 3 offers a trustworthy compass for life's journey.

I'm going to show you why this Bible and this passage of scripture is an awesome guide

for your life and mind. And this passage alone will always keep you headed in the right direction.

Trust in the Lord of all your heart. Lean not to your own

understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge him and he will direct your path. Those two verses

became like an anchor to my own thinking. And then as I began to read later on in life a little

later on, these other verses helped me to realize that here in one

passage is a compass for living. And I can tell you, God can be trusted to be faithful. This passage will

always keep you walking in the right direction. So let's think about it for a moment. Let's look at the

direction of this compass, the Word of God, this Bible compass. And the first thing you'll notice is that

it points to the scripture itself. Listen, my son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart

keep my commandments. Listen, this compass is our moral guide for this life.

You and I live in a world that is very immoral, full of difficulties, heartache, pain, troubles,

trials, and immoralities. This compass will keep you heading in the right direction

all the time. Because remember this. Every day you hear voices that would pull you away from the right

path. You see things that would pull you away from the right path if you're not careful what you

look at. And so many people are not going down the right path. They're not careful what you look at. And so many people are not going down the

right path. They're not heading in the right direction. First of all, they don't even know what it is.

You see, if you neglect the compass, you're going to get in trouble sooner later. If you do not

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