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Driving Along in my Automobile... |
I found myself in a peculiar situation the other day. I was out at a meeting when I received a call that a member in my church was taken to the hospital. Still being new to the area I had only been to this hospital once before and had no idea how to get to it from the meeting I was at. The funny thing is no one else new exactly where I was at either. When I called around I could get general directions on where to go but nothing definitive. Fortunately I have a GPS program on my phone so I entered my destination and took off blindly following the directions the digitized voice told me. It didn’t strike me until I was totally turned around in my head that I was at the complete mercy of this device. If my battery ran out or if it decided to crash I’d have no clue where I was at, where I was going or even how to get back home again. All of sudden my driving went from relaxed confidence to stressed concern. I wasn’t even sure that I was going to reach my destination.
Life can often get confusing. We find ourselves going one way and then there’s a change in plans and we have to adjust accordingly. Without faith, the “driving” of our life can all of sudden become stressed and anxious. Instead of enjoying the ride we become more confused because we don’t know where we’re going and if we’re even going the right way.
The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith , not by sight. (NKJV) Practically for me that means I’ve put the direction of my life into the hands of God. I really don’t know what around the next bend, but I trust in God that He knows what’s best for me. That doesn’t mean that there won’t be times that I’m clueless of where I’m at or where I’m going. What I find though is a greater peace knowing that I don’t have to. God will never run out of batteries or have a system malfunction. He is more concerned that I’ll reach my destination than I am. I simply have to trust him and enjoy the ride.
P.S. I made it safe and sound.
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