Recalculating

We have a new (used) car!  (See earlier post, God Provides, for why we needed one.)  On it's maiden voyage, I missed an exit.  I was using Google Maps, but I'd inadvertently turned down the volume, so I didn't hear the instruction to "Take the next exit."  

Google Maps did what Google Maps does:  It automatically recalculated.  We found ourselves behind a pickup truck whose driver obviously knew the road's dangerous, just-over-the-hill, hairpin curves.  So, since our new car has radar-enable cruise control, we simply set it to follow the truck, with my foot off of the gas and the brake.  We relaxed and enjoyed scenery we would have missed via the planned route.  Twenty minutes later than we had planned, we arrived at our destination.

It occurred to Sandy that Google Maps does what God does when, mistakenly or willfully, we make a wrong turn in life.  He recalculates.  He gives us new directions to our destination.

That destination is the Throne of Christ, where we will talk with Jesus about our journey to heaven.  He will point out all the ways He helped us. (Like how He provided that pickup-truck to be our guide.) Jesus will show us why He allowed the wrong turns in life and what He accomplished through our mistakes, our bad decisions and our inattention to His instructions. He will praise us for the times we trusted Him throughout the journey.  And we will praise Him for all of eternity for His loving provision throughout.

So, enjoy the trip!  Though perhaps the path will not always be straight and direct, if your "Maps" destination is set to where Jesus is, you will get there!  

Bon Voyage!





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