"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
"A Simple Path" is being published as a guide to help you develop a daily quiet time, to discover the gentleness of Jesus Christ, to put on the yoke of humility and service to your neighbor through the power of the Holy Spirit and the leadership of Jesus Christ.
You may be a seasoned disciple of Christ or a new Christian. Perhaps you are having trouble setting aside time each morning to fellowship with God Almighty, or perhaps you are haphazard and wait until a crisis demands that you cry out to Jesus.
"A Simple Path" is just that—simple verses that can be read prayerfully, through which God can speak to you. Begin each day in fellowship with our heavenly Father by praying and reading His Word. This will help you focus on Him and not on yourself.
Each week begins with a praise verse designed by the Holy Spirit to help you focus on God instead of yourself. As a result of this daily quiet time, you will be given a heart that wants to follow Jesus with a stronger desire. That desire will be the Holy Spirit working in you.
As you come to love the Lord with more passion, your quiet times will become habitual, and He will begin to show you those in your world who need His touch. He will let you see what He sees and offer you opportunities to serve Him by telling them about the life-changing power of His Word. That is what you will do—perhaps shyly at first, but more boldly as you grow in faith.
I challenge you to make these daily and weekly devotions a part of your quiet time over the next month and see what happens. I cannot say that these are the specific verses you need, but God has placed them on my heart and moved me to share them with you.
Eventually, you will develop your own way of finding verses for each day. Notice that "A Simple Path" has seven aspects with a description of each. I am not sure how I came up with these. I looked in my journal and cannot find any reference. Perhaps I copied parts and then modified them. Therefore, I am not taking credit for the seven aspects. If I can find the origin, I will give credit where it is due.