Since relocating to Atlanta, I
rely heavily on my Global Positioning System (GPS) because I am now driving in unfamiliar territories. I have become so reliable on my Smartphone; sometimes I know my route, but program addresses in advance just in case I get off course. If
there is even a small indication that I am off track to my intended
destination, I immediately press start on my Smartphone without having
to stop and add the address while in route.
Recently, while trying to find my
way out of a large sub-division, I stopped and placed my address in the
Smartphone and was out of the maze within sixty seconds. After giving my GPS
all the credit, it occurred to me how much we put our faith in these man-made
devices to direct our course and considered if I was placing the same faith in
my God guidance.
As we chart the course for our
life assignments, our life directions, do we trust that God will get us there?
There have been a few occasions when the Smartphone has taken me off course,
but I know that God will never take me off course if only I put my trust and
faith in his word. It’s the times when we don’t give our plans and actions to
God before setting off to our destinations that take us off course.
We get so excited about a goal,
career or business opportunity, new relationship, educational pursuit; we sometimes
miss the one important step in the planning process that provides us the most
value in our ultimate outcome. We may
get off track with our life destinations, but God’s guidance will lead us even in the most remote locations of our life journeys.
