The ironclad promise of guidance is preceded by the prerequisite of repentance of known sin. — Steve Farrar

When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. (Psalm 32:3-5, NLT)

Without you, what am I to myself but a guide to my own destruction? — Augustine

God’s will is for you to be holy. (1 Thessalonians 4:3, NLT)

Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you. (Joshua 3:5, NIV)