Travel Guide

You entered your destination into the Global Positioning System. The GPS indicates where you are and how to get to the location of your choice. When you take a shortcut, make a wrong turn, or choose to disregard the instructions, the system shows and may even tell you it is recalculating your next move. Sometimes shortcuts save time; other times, they don’t. Sometimes the GPS information is inaccurate. You must decide to abide by the directions or choose an alternate route. We think we know a better way, but our decision to override the system often causes grief and an extended trip.

God mapped out our lives before time began. He has calculated the best route for each of us—every road we should travel, and the right turns we should take for our good and His glory. But sometimes, we impatiently want to go our way, a shorter route, and in our time. Distrusting and disregarding the Holy Spirit’s guidance and trusting self often lead down an unsavory path we regret later.

God’s mapping coordinates for our life’s path are error-free. We can trust His guidance with every turn and move forward confidently as we journey this side of heaven. He never misguides: “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will guide thee with mine eye.” (Psalm 32:8).