Friday, March 14, 2014
Redirection
This morning while I waited for the sun to show itself, I thought about the need for a believer to follow in God’s ways. Like Paul, I am always amazed at the challenge it is to do what we know we should and to not do what we know we should not do.
Romans 7:15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
It truly is amazing to think, after all that God has done for us, that we still cannot get life right all the time. It is like walking to the bank to pay the mortgage and stopping by the casino to risk it on a slot machine, thinking you will hit the big one. The truth is, we already did. God is in control of everything and He is on our side. It’s like having the house on our side, knowing that we already have access to all the cash in the vault whether we play even one single game. The owner of everything is our Dad.
This may not be the best comparison, but it got me to thinking. Why do we keep going? Then I remembered something from the other day. My wife got the car stuck in a snow bank at a weird angle at the end of the drive. I not only needed to get the car unstuck, I also needed it to turn pretty sharply. My wife had been trying to get it out doing both at the same time. That’s right, before she called me, so it was REALLY stuck. I had her get in and straighten the wheel. I told her once we got back a certain distance, just hit the brake. Sure enough we did. Then as we got it moving forward I was easily able to turn it away from the snow bank. The point is if we are at least trying, even if failing, redirection to the right path is easier than starting from a dead stop.
Today, if you are stopped from going in God’s way, just try something. Once you get started, call a friend and ask for some encouragement to make a course correction. Redirection is easier than moving from a dead stop.
Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You. Please forgive us from not staying the course You have given us. Help us to make the course corrections today Father. Please send us Your healing, Your deliverance, and Your provision. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.