The Lord leads us

So often, as Christians we pray, "Lord, lead me; Lord, guide me." Well, we need to realize that He is already leading and guiding us. Our praying like that is equivalent to the children of Israel ignoring the cloud and praying for the Lord to show them which way to go. "Lord, lead us where you want us to go, and while you're at it, could you send some shade?" We immediately see how foolish that would be, yet it's just as foolish for us to pray for His guidance. He is guiding us and showing us His way. So much so, that our VERY steps are arranged by Him. What we need to pray for is that our spiritual eyes might be opened and that we might see Him and follow Him where He is already leading. We are like Elisha's servant in 2 Kings 6. Rather than pray for the Lord's deliverance, Elisha just prayed that His sevant's eyes would be opened. Just like the deliverance was already provided, our guidance is already provided. So let's stop praying for the Lord to guide us, and rather thank Him for the guidance He has aleady provided and then pray that He will open our eyes to see it.