Direction

On the drive back from the store, I listened to the female voice giving directions from the GPS (global positioning system)on my phone.

My wife and I nicknamed the GPS, "Tina". After traveling some 3,000 miles we find ourselves saying, "Just ask Tina". We even used GPS while walking in Manhattan to locate Central Park.

My wife sitting in the passenger seat commented, "Why doesn't the Holy Spirit speak verbally like like Tina, giving direction every step of the way?" The GPS has a way of adjusting directions should I take a wrong turn without making you feel foolish. We laughed considering the many choices we face in finding housing, my wife's employment and other important decisions. Wouldn't it be nice to hear God's audible voice say, "Not this apartment, but go down the street 1 mile, take a left followed by a right and you will reach your destination."

The question isn't that God doesn't hear or speak, but rather are we listening? Are we willing to be attentive to His voice to obey His direction? How many times has God performed course correction because we ignore His commands to take "left and right" turns?

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left (Isaiah 30:21 KJV).

My brothers and sisters, in these uncertain times, we must listen to the still, small voice of God in a loud, noisy world. There is a cost when take a wrong direction or move in opposition to God's leading. We will find ourselves taking detours, dead-ends, U-turns that God rather much keep us from taking because it means pain, heartache and suffering needlessly.

Trust His voice, it will only to life, light and freedom.

Who among you fears the LORD and obeys his servant? If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the LORD and rely on your God (Isaiah 50:10, NLT).