You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,
“This is the correct way, walk in it,”
whether you are heading to the right or the left. (Isaiah 30:21)
I’m directionally challenged. I’ve been lost in Spain, China, Panama City, the Fijian jungle, and the Canadian ocean. To travel with me is to spend blocks of time puzzling over our location.
Enter GPS mapping technology. Thank you, Jesus. Somewhere in the unseen space above, satellites beam location data to my smartphone. A pleasant voice says, “Turn right in five hundred feet.” On land or sea I know where where to go.
We also have a GPS for life—the Holy Spirit. Like my phone, I keep the Spirit with me here on earth. He stays in communion with my Father in heaven and, largely through the Bible, relays love and direction to my heart. I can navigate life with confidence.
I would have expected God’s GPS to give me directions like, “In one year there will be an obstacle of a job change, so get ready.” Instead, the stream I receive is, “I love you, I’m with you, peace, joy, you are mine, turn left now.”
My life plans are only revealed on a need to know basis—and mostly, I don’t need to know. My gracious Father is in charge of directions, not me.
God’s primary message repeated to my simple heart is, “I love you.” When I receive that, I find I know where I’m going, to whom I belong, and what to do in the next moment.
Prayer: Sweet Holy Spirit, help me receive your guiding love.