Welcome to the In Touch podcast with Charles Stanley from Monday, March 3rd.

Does the hectic pace of life cause you to lose your spiritual bearings?

Let's learn how to stay focused on the right things as we hear about God's guide to life at its best.

The passage of scripture I want to deal with today has been like a compass. Whenever I have

stepped away from it, it has brought me disappointment and failure every single time. And each

time I've resorted to it for direction and guidance, I've always succeeded every single time.

Whether you've ever listened to a message from me before or not,

I want you to listen carefully because I want to give you in the past of Scripture a compass for your life that can make a difference now and for all the rest of eternity. And it is found

in Proverbs chapter 3. If you'll turn to Proverbs chapter 3 in the rest of eternity. And it is found in Proverbs chapter three. If you'll turn to

Proverbs chapter three in the title of this message, God's guide to life at its best. Here's the

passage of scripture, two verses that all of us probably know by heart. And somehow we've never

connected all the rest of those verses to these first two.

We can read all of this chapter, but I want us to begin in verse five and read through

verse 12. The writer of Proverbs says, trust in the Lord with all your heart. And do not lean on

your own understanding. In all your ways your ways acknowledge him and he will make your

path straight now most people stop right there but listen to what he says do not be wise in your

own eyes fear the lord and turn away from evil it will be healing to your body and refreshment to

your bones honor the lord from your body and refreshment to your bones.

Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first of all your produce.

So your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.

My son do not reject the discipline of the Lord or loathe his reproof. whom the Lord loves he reprudes even as a father the son

in whom he delights now listen you can wrap up the whole Christian life in these passages here is a

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