Yielded for Divine Direction

Daily Scripture Threshing for Today, Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Today’s Text: Proverbs 3:1–10

Key Verse: Proverbs 3:6 (KJV) — “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

Life’s journey is filled with turns, choices, and unseen crossroads. Many desire divine direction, but few are truly yielded to divine authority that leads to it. The Lord guides not the stubborn, but the surrendered. Proverbs instructs us to “trust in the Lord with all your heart” — because half-trust leads to half-truths, and half-truths lead to costly detours. Yieldedness is the gateway to clarity; only hearts bowed low can hear heaven’s whisper.

To be “yielded for divine direction” means more than asking God to bless our plans; it means allowing Him to blueprint them. The believer who demands control cannot receive counsel. Yielded living begins when “leaning on your own understanding” ends. Sometimes God leads not by revealing every step, but by requiring trust with the next one. It is in letting go of our agenda that His assignment unfolds.

Every divine direction requires a still heart and a surrendered will. When our desires run faster than His instructions, confusion follows. Remember: God’s guidance is a promise, not a puzzle. The paths He makes straight are not always smooth, but they are always safe. The detours of delay often protect us from destinations of disaster. Yielded hearts may not always understand God’s timing, but they never question His wisdom.

Beloved, divine direction flows through intimacy, not impulse. Stay prayerful, stay patient, and stay pliable. God cannot steer a stationary or stiff soul. As you yield today—your decisions, ambitions, and emotions—you’ll find that clarity replaces confusion, and peace replaces pressure. The voice of the Shepherd still guides those who listen with yielded hearts.

Action Step: Before making any major decision today, pause and pray: “Lord, not my will, but Yours be done.” Wait quietly in His presence until peace confirms His path. Yield before you move.

Quote for the Day: “Divine direction is never found in a hurry but in a daily, holy condistent, continued and continual surrender.” — (Simon Olatunji, #qoutableqoute)

Let us Pray: Dear Heavenly Father, my Shepherd and my Source, teach me to yield before I yearn, to listen before I leap, and to trust before I try. Lead me in the way that I should go, and restrain me from the way I should not. Align my heart with Your will and order my steps according to Your Word. I yield completely to Your direction today—in Jesus’s most glorious name, Amen.

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Thank you for threshing the Word with me today. For further study on this topic, plesse read: Isaiah 30:21; Psalm 32:8; Romans 8:14; James 1:5–6.

With love and prayers,

Simon Wale Olatunji, Ph.D.

Your Darling Bishop (DaBishop)

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