Follow the Leader

Greetings,

Yesterday Jorge and I took off in two cars to take one to get repaired.  I had no clue where we were headed, so Jorge's instructions were full of common sense and clarity: FOLLOW ME.

Everything was fine until Jorge stalled behind a slow-moving dump truck, and I dashed into another lane passing him.  "Okay," I thought  to myself, "He'll catch up, and we'll get back on track."  Except that I passed the exit, and Jorge had to speed up to catch me so we could take another route.  

Making matters  worse, we were incommunicado.  My phone was on vibe, and K-Love was blaring a happy tune.  I missed several calls from him, and in retrospect, that was a dingaling thing to have done.

When I finally connected with Jorge he was in disbelief and slightly annoyed.  "Really? You don't even know where we are going!!!!"

I kind of cracked up at myself, but it got me thinking too.

We stop following God when we take matters into our hands and either fail to pray, ignore the Bible, or both.

Our Lord is the only one Who knows where we should be going, and He has committed Himself to guiding those who ask for it.  He wants us to avoid dead ends, rocky roads, and detours.

In fact, below is one of the most powerful and comforting passages in all of scripture:

"Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge and recognize Him, and He will make your paths straight and smooth,  removing obstacles that block your way" (The Amplified Bible).

In other words, what we know or think we know pales exponentially in comparison with what God knows, which is E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G!!!

When we pray it is the most powerful way of saying we need His help.  It's declaring that we don't dare approach life's problems without Him.  It's a commitment to putting our extremely limited, puny perspective on the back burner because we realize only He has all the answers.  When we open up the pages of the Holy Word and fill our souls with its truth, we are allowing our insight to dwindle and our faith in a good God to grow  -  faith that follows His lead.

PRAYER:  Dear Lord, We never want to stop following You.  We desperately desire straight and smooth paths.  None of us wants to stumble over any obstacles because we could get hurt.  We rely on You today to get us where we need to go. In Jesus' name, AMEN!