Each day I have a 20 mile commute to the office and during that commute, there are a few spots that slow down due to heavy traffic. On occasion I will exit the highway and take the frontage/feeder road to avoid the traffic (you may see where I am going with this). And much to my surprise, I have increased my commute time due to my haste. Everyone had the same idea and got caught at the light and created even more traffic on the frontage/feeder road. If I would have just stayed where I was and followed the path traveled, even though it was a little bogged down, I would have been just fine.
“23Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” – Psalm 139:23-24 (ESV)
We should be asking God each day to search us through and through and squash any thoughts of getting off of his path. When we do, we allow God to keep us moving the right direction for his glory. We will have difficulty on that path and it will not be a lot of fun from time to time, however, it is the right path because it is God’s path for us.
I wonder how much easier it would be if we just listened to God and followed his way? Would we find ourselves getting to the “right” place “on time” and in “good condition”? Will we be able to be known and go God’s way?
Trevor's Thoughts 