GPS

     We have a GPS. His name is Sean. Sean is good, most of the time. I took Sean with me to St. Louis this weekend for the Dare2Share Conference. We got lost at least twice with Sean. Apparently Sean wasn't lost but the address I entered into Sean wasn't fully correct. The guys and I got a little aggravated with Sean but again he wasn't at fault. If I had read the complete address we probably would have reach our desired destination sooner.We did get to where we were supposed to be and we were never late but I am unsure how many miles out of our way we went and with today's gas prices that's probably not a good thing.
     Don't you wish your life had a GPS. You're strolling through life and everything's cool then you make one wrong turn and the next thing you know you find yourself lost and you aren't sure how you got there. Sometimes we adjust to our surroundings and simply adapt usually leading to additional wrong turns. And although we know where we are isn't home, we begin to act like it is. But we're still wandering around like sheep without a shepherd. Hey, that sounds Biblical. "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." (Matt. 9:36)  Isaiah reminds us of our true identity. "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all." (Is. 53:6)
     Our life DOES have a GPS. It is God's Word. Everything we need for direction in life we find within those pages. "For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." (Heb. 4:12) We have to go back to the Source of our life and ask Him to recalibrate our directions. "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." (Ps. 119:105) 
    So are you feeling lost? Cry out to God, He knows exactly where you are because He is right there with you. "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Deut. 31:6)