Directions

Directions should be easy to follow,right? Or at least that's what I think in my mind. How hard can following directions be? But I get lost going from room to another. I call it directionally challenged. While on vacation last year we got lost and had to stop and ask for directions. Nowadays we depend on our electronic devices for directions, well I decided a map was better because there are a lot of places with no signal. The map wasn't up to date , and it got confusing. We ended up taking the long way around more than once, but the scenery was spectacular. God's word gives us clear directions, but like anything else I fail to take the time to figure it out and depend on people or my own self to get me there. Many times the scenery is beautiful when taking the long road, but it can also be very painful. 

I think of all the time wasted because we didn't have clear instructions.At one point the GPS had us headed to Japan. One day I was trying to put together a light kit with a friend of mine. The directions were only pictures and not very clear at that. We managed, but I sure couldn't have done  it alone. I need God's help every moment to find my way in this lost and troubled world. I need His direction and not necessarily the path that has been beaten out and looks so clear. Sometimes looking for direction means standing still and taking in our surroundings. Sometimes it means going through a dark valley with just a candle. Directions take you on a journey, but only if you follow them.