I am probably more of a chicken in life than I would care to admit. A simple car ride was all I needed to show me the depths to which my “chickenhood” had fallen …
The other morning, I got in my car to go where I have now gone numerous times. I set my GPS for no other reason than security. I like hearing her voice and feeling assured I am, indeed, heading in the right direction and taking the correct turn.
There is something to be said about knowing even if the road should be closed, or a detour set up due to construction, the GPS will recalibrate and I will still get to my destination.
There are days I watch the news and feel like the world has gone crazy. Who can make sense of it all? Surely not me.
So one tries to understand the hurt people inflict on one another but to no avail. How can people kill senselessly? How can children be abandoned with no one to care for them? How do we make sense of all which is occurring in the world today?
It is then our minds recalibrate, correct thinking returns, and we come to our senses …
“Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood ….” (Psalm 73:17, NLT)
It is in His Presence that it all makes sense. It is there that I remember …
“Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.” (Psalm 73:23-26, NLT)
World circumstances may not improve any time soon. But as I recalibrate, my vantage point returns. Questions may remain unanswerable but I receive the assurance of the presence of God.
It is then I remember nothing in heaven or on earth is better than being near God.
And nothing is better than knowing He is near me!
Today I am joining … Thought Provoking Thursday and Everyday Jesus and Looking Up and Beloved Brews .
What a nice reminder to rely on your own inner faith for true guidance. Yes, recalibrating each day is important. With so much craziness going on in the world, we must find a way to stay centered and rooted in goodness. To help me with this, I try to avoid watching the news and reading sensational magazines as much as possible. Daily quiet meditation is also quite soothing.
It is so true – as we meditate on Scripture & other good writing, we can find peace in these days of craziness & turmoil. As we keep informed on news, may we remember to stay focused on our faith, which will always guide us. Blessings!
So true! We worry, fret, analyze and all the while we could experience peace in His presence. I have found myself overwhelmed this week but when I finally looked UP my disposition changed, His presence made all the difference. Thank you for the reminder! ♥
Nannette, it is so true that looking up makes all the difference. You made me remember Psalm 121 this morning – may we look to the hills from where our help comes from!
Thank you for this timely word. Like Tisha, i have found that when I fast from “TV & certain web sites” and replace them with more of His Word and prayer, right thinking returns. The world is upside down but our God is mighty and strong.
Maria, the world is quickly changing with each passing day. But our God is mighty & He is faithful to His own. May we remember to keep looking to Him, from whom our help comes. Blessings today!
So true! Focusing on Jesus and His Word is crucial to survival in the midst of everything being so off kilter.
Elizabeth, it is not only crucial to survival but it is also needed to find our way back home 🙂
So thankful for the grace of God that calls me to “be still and know He is God.” I know about the GPS calibrator and it is comforting when I feel lost on the roads. I also think of Proverbs 3:5-6. “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not on thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.” I don’t always lean on Him and acknowledge him in all my ways and end up confused and undone. Thank God that He knows everything and recalibrates my way.
Mare, and it is all His grace & mercy that even at those time when we have not leaned on Him, He is faithful to yet redirect our way.
Ug, I have been seriously recalibrating lately– between the news/world events, and some super hard ministry stuff with close friends, I have desperately needed to keep walking with His voice, directing me around every corner. Thanks, Joanne.
PS: I have so missed stopping by! Hopefully the dust is setting and I will get back in my normal rhythm of weekly pit stop here 🙂
Sharita, Sorry that you have had a lot going on. But grateful that He has met you at each corner. He’s so faithful to guide us even when the journey is hard or the path dimly lit. He is with you, my friend. Know that!