My wife and I had the chance to watch our son play basketball this weekend in the Boston area. Last night we were driving back from New Hampshire to our Cambridge hotel, and we missed our turn off on the freeway. It was late, and we ended up in a part of town that was very unfamiliar. I had left our maps in the hotel room, confident of my own internal navigation system. Just at that moment when I was about to do something we men hate to do, ask for directions, my wife reminded me that I had installed Google Maps on my blackberry. I typed in the name of our hotel, then asked the map to find "my location", and within a minute I had directions back to our hotel right on my phone. We were actually a lot closer than I had thought, and within 10 minutes we were back at the hotel, safe and sound.
We all have those times in our life when we get lost and don't know our way. It is in those moments that calling on Christ for His guidance and direction help us get back on track. It might take a friend or loved one to remind us that we have that power when we forget.
Psalm 78:42 says "They did not remember his power— the day he redeemed them from the oppressor." The entire chapter speaks of the faithfulness of our Lord, in spite of what we remember at times about His power and greatness towards us.
May God bless each of you in your journey this side of heaven. He knows your location and wants everyone's destination to be heaven one day with Him forever. May you be surrounded by people who will point you to Him and His power each day.
