I recently
got a new phone and with it I have discovered the wonderful world of apps! Lots and lots of different apps. One app that I’ve found very helpful was the
navigation/GPS app. I always thought
that GPS was a luxury and one that I didn’t need. After all, there’s Google Maps and that has
worked fine for me over the years. Then
I got GPS! Wow, my luxury item soon
turned into a much needed item!
One day as
I was using my GPS, it suddenly hit me that GPS is a lot like having a
relationship with God. GPS keeps you on
the right road and even when you miss the exit or go left rather than right,
the GPS patiently “recalculates” and tells you how to get back to the correct
road and to get to your destination. God
is like that too. When we spend time
with Him and develop a relationship with Him, He will patiently direct our
path. He’s got plenty of time. No matter how far we stray from the “main
road” God will wait. Sometimes He bring
people into our lives who help us to get out of the “ditch” or “path” back up
onto the road. Other times, He simple speaks to our hearts and points us back
to the road.
God and I
have had some interesting journeys over the years. Oftentimes, we grow deepest in our relationship with Him when we are going through a valley in our life
or walking through a desert wilderness.
You want water; you are thirsty; you are tired and in despair. You may cry out to God and say “I want my
life back!” When God seems to be silent,
remember He is listening. He will gently
and patiently use your valley to His glory.
Oh, we may not realize it at the time we are going through the pain and
suffering, but when we have the vantage point of being “back on the main road”
we can oftentimes look back and see how God directed our path even when we
seemed to be hopelessly lost and hurting.
Psalm 119:105
tells us that God’s “Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” No matter the direction we take in life, God
will always point us back to Him. He is
our GPS! He will shine the light of His
love and will direct our paths. We may
mess up or go through trials we never imagined.
Yet God’s Word and His promises will always bring us back out of the
ditch or path back to the “main” road.
Remember, God’s GPS doesn’t rely on correct satellite images and it
doesn’t ever need to be recharged. He is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Here’s a
great song that reminds us that the God is always beside us even when we lose
our way.
To His Glory!
Pastor
Carol
3 comments:
Sometimes we think we know where we are going and we don't, even if we are listening to the GPS (God's directions). The other day we were heading home from a location 15 minutes from our house. We were using the GPS, but assumed we knew what it was going to say. Unfortunately, our usual route was closed and our trip ended up taking an hour, causing great frustration. That happens in our Christian lives, usually because we think we know what God wants us to do, and so we miss the details. If we had spent time looking closely at the route before we left, we could have avoided the problem all together. So to, it is important to spend time in God's word, prayer, and getting counsel from other believers in our journeys through life, rather than giving the "GPS" a fraction of our attention while driving at 60 miles a hour, watching the commuters, and singing along with the radio.
Carol, you never cease to comfort me. Those roads in the song reminded me of the trails we took on our ATVs, back in the day.And it brought back so many loving memories of good family times with my husband and our adult kids. Now, the kids and I still cherish those memories. Thank you so much!
Pastor Carol, Sometimes I don't listen to my GPS because I think I know a quicker or better way to get to my destination. Many times, I am wrong and I should have listened to the GPS! Tonight, I am in prayer that I will listen to God and allow him to be my GPS.
Bea Gitter
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