God and GPS

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5

I turned 50 on Monday, and it got me to thinking about why I am not particularly thrilled with celebrating my birthdays. I have come to the conclusion that each time a birthday comes around I am not happy with the status of where I am in life. I know that sounds rather strange, until my friend and I began to talk about it.

For some reason I am never satisfied with my relationship with God, or other personal issues. My friend said that she thinks that God is able to use us right where we are, whether we are where God intends us to be or not. Sort of like when God speaks something to our heart, to go in a certain direction, and we may start out doing that thing, but for some reason, we take a detour and go in another direction.

That got me thinking about the Garman GPS that I bought for Jeff for Christmas. While using it, it tells you to "turn here or go there". If you by-pass what it tells you, it will actually say "RECALCULATING" Then it tells you the best way to get to the desired destination via another route. Our relationship with God is somewhat like that. We may have a certain "place" where we intend to go, but we take a different route to get there than originally charted. God does not get disgusted and give up on us. No, He will "recalculate" how to help us to get to our goal, by another turn, or exit.

I may not be satisfied with where I am, I may not be satisfied with my weight, or my current accomplishments, but that does not mean that I cannot achieve my original goal, it just means that I will get there by other means! This does not mean that it is OK to be disobedient, it just means that if we miss a turn, God doesn't give up on us, He just helps us get there another way.

Lord, thanks for helping me go in the direction that will lead me to You. Whether it is by the original path charted or not. You will be with me showing me the way to turn, and the best possible route. Amen

Becki Reiser