My husband got a new smartphone just before we left on vacation. He sure had a lot of fun calling out, "Hey, Siri" to get directions. But one day we were out in the beautiful countryside of Virginia and after following her directions to turn right here and turn left there, we lost signal. And she said, "Proceed to the route." "Recalculating." And "Make a U-turn. Make a U-turn. Make a U-turn." We were totally off track. On unfamiliar roads. The farther we went just felt more lost and more frustrating. Every direction we turned felt right .. and wrong. By some miracle we got back on a main road and was able to find our way. Boy, did that feel good!
God also spends a lot of persistent time with us, directing and redirecting. Do you sometimes feel like you're hitting a brick wall in your pursuits? One door after another closed? Do you find yourself lost with no signal? Is God recalculating your path every time you go off track with your own choices - leading you back? There is a path He wants you on. You veer off course. Time and time again He turns you back. What's the lesson? Listen to God. Is He closing doors? Are you feeling more lost and more frustrated? Does that sound like God's way? Are you trying to force your way through with your own plans? Is it time to not turn to the left or the right but to give careful thought? Follow the Lord's guidance step by step. The path the Lord has provided and has blessed.
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