I got off the plane, got into my rental car, and began driving around a city I thought I knew. After a few blocks of turning this way and that, seeing none of the places I expected to see, I was thinking I might be lost. Another 15 minutes and I was sure.
I called my son, who was expecting me later in the day, and explained my predicament. He asked where I was and I confessed that I had no idea, but assured him that eventually I would find my way out. He said, “Too bad you didn’t think to rent a car with GPS.”
It was one of those ‘duh’ moments. My car did come with a portable GPS unit, but it was still in the glove compartment. I hadn’t even thought of it. I pulled over, plugged it in, entered the address I was looking for, and within a minute a friendly voice in the little box was directing me to the right place. I actually doubted the directions a couple of times, but it turns out that the GPS knew the way better than me. Eventually I heard the words, “Arriving at destination on left…”
It reminds me of what we so often do. We think we know how to get where we want to go, but get lost with our own dumb decisions. Then we get even more lost with even dumber decisions. All the time we have a place we can go for directions, but for some reason we neglect to look.
The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” (Psalm 32:8)
God has promised to guide us step by step through this journey, through our relationships and through our careers and through our finances and through our personal lives. He speaks to us through his Word and through the wisdom of spiritual leaders. Too often we neglect to listen, preferring to keep making wrong turns instead.
If you’re feeling a little lost in some areas of life, and the turns you take keeping leading you where you don’t want to be, stop for a moment today, and open your heart to his voice. Let his Word direct you to the next step you need to take. He will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
