There is a simple and powerful prayer found in the Psalms:

“Show me the right path, O Lord;
point out the road for me to follow.
Lead me by your truth and teach me.”
(Psalm 25:4–5)

As parents, coaches, and leaders, this is the cry of our hearts. We want to know the right road to take. We want clarity, wisdom, and direction—for ourselves, for our families, and for our kids. And yet, so often, God reveals His path one step at a time.

This ties perfectly into Week 4 of our book for the season The Circle Maker.

Week 4 – Walk the Circles (From The Circle Maker)

In Week 4, Batterson reminds us that prayer is not passive. It is prayer plus movement.

It is circling God’s promises in prayer and then walking forward in obedience.

Joshua didn’t just pray around the walls of Jericho.

He walked. He circled. He showed up daily—trusting God to do what he could not do on his own.

Walking the circles means taking faithful action even when we don’t see results yet. It means choosing consistency over convenience. It means following God’s truth today while trusting Him with tomorrow.

When we ask God to show us the right path, He often responds by asking us to take the next step in front of us.

Meet Ray

Ray’s team practiced a new defensive drill that didn’t make much sense at first. They were learning to slide, recover, and communicate. To Ray, it felt slow and confusing. He wanted to skip it and get to scrimmaging.

During a break, Ray asked his coach, “Why are we doing this? It doesn’t even feel like real defense.”

His coach smiled. “Ray, sometimes you learn the right path before you see why it matters. Trust the steps. They add up.”

Ray didn’t fully understand, but he chose to trust.
He circled back to the drill, focused on his footwork, and stuck with it.

Two days later in a game, the other team ran a fast break. Ray instinctively slid, recovered, and cut off the drive—exactly like the drill. His coach shouted, “That’s it! That’s the path. Now you see it.”

Ray grinned. What seemed pointless earlier became the step that helped him succeed.

Sometimes the right path becomes clear only after you’ve walked it.

Takeaway: When we pray, “Show me the right path,” God often answers through simple, faithful steps of obedience. Help your child trust the process, walk the circles, and follow the next right step in front of them.