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God's Word: Search me, O God, and know my heart: test me and know my thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Psalm 139:23-24. Bonus Reading: Ps. 131:1-3

After John Kennedy Jr.'s death, the Chicago Tribune ran an article about flying. In it, amateur pilot Stephen Hedges wrote about the difficulty of flying a plane by instruments alone—an essential skill to keep a pilot from falling into an uncontrolled bank and crashing at night or in fog.

During one instrument lesson, Hedges noted, "I flew the headings and turns as instructed, but even with ten hours of instrument flying experience already in my logbook, I was amazed at how quickly the plane slid into a banking turn if I diverted my attention for just a few moments. The first time it happened, a pang of panic shot through me, a momentary fear that made it even harder to comprehend what the plane was doing."

But when he heard his instructor next to him calmly say, "Watch your bank," he quickly leveled the plane.

Many times in the Christian life we're forced to fly in fog or at night, when it's hard to get our bearings, when we can't see the horizon and get the perspective necessary to stay level. At such times, it's doubly important to keep our eyes fixed on God's guiding Word and stay attentive to his calming guidance.

—Mark Galli on PreachingToday.com

My Response: What are my desires, motives, doubts? Have I prayed over them? Discussed them with a mature believer?

Adapted from our sister publication PreachingToday.com(2/19/07).

Copyright © 2008 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine. Click here for reprint information on Men of Integrity.

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Prayer for the Week

Lord, help me to become so grounded in your Word and attentive to your Spirit that I won't charge off in directions at odds with your plan for me.

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