STAYING ON THE RIGHT PATH

Working in a major city can be quite a 

challenge.  As I drive to work the last 

few weeks instead of taking the train, I 

realized how easy it is to get on the 

wrong road.  Sometimes I drive around

trying to find one particular road 

and I get on a one way going 

home and it takes me too far.

I take an exit and try to get back 

on a road close to what I think

is correct and when I look at my

map I once again realize that I'm
way off track.  

Finally after missing the road two

or three times I decide to pull into 

a parking lot and set my map so it 

speaks to me the directions so that I
will be sure to do it correctly.

All set, I'm ready to make forward 

progress finding my way back home. 

Up over the overpass and back down 

into the downtown she leads me.  Turn

right on this street, turn left in two blocks 

and back up onto the overpass.  After doing

this two times I realized even the lady 

giving directions was not able to 

successfully get out of downtown and
point me in the right direction towards
my house. 

After driving around for thirty minutes I
decide to get on one of the major
expressways and even if I have to 

pay a toll at least I will be able to arrive
at home before midnight or later. 

One day as I entered downtown I looked 

up and the tallest building has a sign on it.
It has four extending small wings, one north,
one south, one east and one west.  

The building beside it is slightly smaller.

I noticed the wording was rather easy to 

see on the smaller building.  I lined
myself up into the crevice
of one of the wings on the tallest
building and I then fixed my eyes on
the letters of the building right beside it
and noticed I was straight centered
in front of the words on the building.
Since those letters were large I would
see them without any trouble no matter
where I was.  Once I was lined
up I began to drive in a straight path
making sure I was totally lined up
in the crevice of the one building
and straight in front of the second
building.  

Much to my surprise instead of taking 

two hours to arrive home, I was able to 

arrive in the normal time frame.
I didn't get lost one time and the drive
was quite pleasant. 

Our spiritual walk is much the same. 

We wonder around aimlessly 

trying to find the right path.  We go 

around in circles for not only 

hours but for months or years 

without any direction in our lives.

I know this is just an example
but as I began to drive home from
work that day I thought of these
scriptures and began to make the
parallel in my daily walk and
my spiritual walk and I saw
that it needed to resemble the
same pattern

We need to make a conscious choice
to line ourselves up in the crevice of
God's wings.

He that dwelleth in the secret place
of the most High shall abide under
the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the LORD, He is my
refuge and my fortress: my God;
in him will I trust.

Psalms 91:1


We also need to set our eyes on Jesus
and line our life up with His ways and I
promise we will not go astray.  He will

guide us into the right path and
open doors for us that only He
has to power to do. Our hearts
will find it's way home when
our eyes are fixed on Him.

 Keep thy heart with all diligence; 

for out of it are the issues of life.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, 

and perverse lips put far from thee.

Let thine eyes look right on, 

and let thine eyelids look straight 

before thee.  Ponder the path of thy feet, 

and let all thy ways be established.

Turn not to the right hand nor to 

the left: remove thy foot from evil.

My son, attend unto my wisdom, 

and bow thine ear to my 

understanding: That thou mayest 

regard discretion, and that thy lips 

may keep knowledge.

Proverbs 4:23 - 5:2

With my whole heart have I 

sought thee: O let me not wander from 

thy commandments.  Thy word have I hid 

in mine heart, that I might not 

sin against thee.  Blessed art thou, O LORD: 

teach me thy statutes.  With my lips have I

 declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

I have rejoiced in the way of thy
testimonies, as much as in all riches.

I will meditate in thy precepts, 

and have respect unto thy ways.

I will delight myself in thy statutes:

 I will not forget thy word.

Psalm 119:10-16