Most of us have a GPS device in our cars. Those little gadgets that not only show you where you are going on the screen, but even tell you verbally when to turn. I have had one for almost 6 months now and absolutely love it. It gives me a new confidence when driving around unfamiliar cities. It gives me a sense of security in that all I have to do is press the HOME button and it will find the shortest route to get me back home. I take on new challenges by volunteering to visit different work locations which before I had no clue how to get there. Amazing what a small piece of technology can do. Just in the past week I had to go to Wilmington for company business to a little "out of the way" company. No one could give me exact directions on how to get to my destination. No worries. I just keyed in the address and pressed GO and I was off on a new adventure. Just a few miles from my destination the GPS device told me to turn... I turned. It told me to turn again... I turned. Where it said go... I went. After several minutes of following directions I was totally and completely lost and was beginning to wonder if this GPS had acquired a virus and was sending me in circles. What? It could happen. Anywho, I kept following the directions and finally drove in the parking lot of my destination.Then it hit me. God is like a GPS and if we would put our trust in God like we do a GPS we would reach our destination and not wander around in the desert for 40 years. Unfortunately (we might not admit it) we trust a man-made piece of technology powered by a man-made car to get us to our destination. We may question where it is taking us, but we still follow the directions. However, when it comes to God, we tend to not listen to His direction, but venture out on our own and eventually get lost. But isn't it nice to know that just like a GPS all we have to do is press the HOME button (or pray) and God will point us in the right direction again. Trust God as you do your GPS and you will never get lost.
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