Pastor Search Team Meeting Update

Isaiah 30:21 (NIV)

“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'”

God is not only the destination—He is also the Guide. The context of Isaiah 30 is that God’s people had relied on their own wisdom instead of seeking Him. When they repented and trusted Him, God promised to teach and direct them.

Isaiah reminds us that our confidence is not in our experience, our process, or our discernment alone. Our confidence is in a God who promises to lead His people. If we remain humble, prayerful, and attentive to His voice through His Word, the Holy Spirit, and the unity He creates among believers, He is faithful to guide us. We don’t have to force His will—we simply need to faithfully follow it when He reveals it.

• Proverbs 3:5–6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart… and He will make your paths straight.”
• Psalm 32:8 – “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”
• Psalm 25:4–5 – “Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth…”
• John 10:27 – “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
• James 1:5 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God… and it will be given to you.”
• Psalm 119:105 – “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

God does not expect His people to navigate important decisions alone. He invites us to trust Him, seek His wisdom, listen for His voice, and faithfully walk in the direction He reveals. A reminder that the process succeeds not because of perfect planning, but because of faithful dependence on the Lord.