Smarter Then the GPS?

From a time where we didn’t have cell phones, video games were two paddles, and a dot swatted back and forth on a black and white screen. We mailed letters and cards to people we loved as means of communication, and traveling to new areas meant you were lost. Another Era Past, Again!!!

Growing up, we traveled a lot as a family; I remember dad routing our course along colored squiggly lines of the accordion map that seemed to spread out all over the kitchen table. As an adult I was in sales and spent many hours in my car on freeways and cities I knew nothing about. At the beginning of my field rep career, I would map out my course for the day, Mapquesting one location to the other, printing a sheet of paper per area, making sure they were all in order, and off I would go. Often this worked pretty well unless I got sidetracked or made a left when I should have made a right. Lost, Again!!!

Then the blessed day of navigational devices came on the market, quickly followed by an App on our phones. What a glorious day for me! I learned quickly that even tho I may not understand the route I was being lead I was better off following that path then deciding I’m smarter then the GPS! Patient, Again!!!

We can be like that with Jesus! We give our lives to Him, we ask Him to lead us down the path He would have us go. We pray for His deliverance from any of life’s battles, we ask him to change where we are right now and lead us into a new tomorrow. Hopeful, Again!!!

Then what happens? He starts to move on your behalf, He starts to move things, you, people, jobs, friends, towns, your life. What! Wait a minute! This feels a bit scary, I’m not sure about all of this! This is making no sense, why can’t it be happening this way after all it would be much easier for me! Self-serving, Again!!!

You have just told the Grandest GPS of the Universe that His directions and path He has you on are making no sense, and you think it will be quicker and easier to bypass this section and hit the freeway! Ha, now you are stuck in traffic, while the byway flow is still moving forward. Stuck, Again!!!

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV “For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Proverbs 3:5 NLT “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.”

I realize it isn’t always easy to understand when and why things are happening. I realize change is one of the scariest undertakings, I so dislike change but without it where would we be, still stuck, waiting. So if you’ve given Jesus the reigns, set back and enjoy the ride. He knows where you’re going! Trusting, Again!!!

Have a blessed day, try and be a blessing and thank you as always for joining me. 🥰