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Spiritual Corner: A Sense of Direction

Spiritual Corner A Sense of Direction
As I stepped out of the house earlier this morning to begin the day’s activities, I immediately knew the seasons are changing. The air was brisk to say the least, and then from the sky came further evidence in the familiar sound of flocks of geese flying south. Since my earliest years I have been amazed in watching the “V” shaped flocks as they change leaders and then press on to their winter habitat. Each time I witness this, my mind begins to think of the great instinct that God has placed within these birds. Although many of them have never made this journey, they are still drawn to the same areas by way of the flyways year-after-year. While considering that great “sense of direction” within them, I think about man, and how he at times seems to not possess that sense at all. Our nation’s prisons are full of individuals who have followed the course of their own choosing. Counselor’s offices are full of couples who are tired of trying to find their own way, and so desperately want some normalcy in their marriage. Our world is literally dotted with re-hab facilities that await the next young or older person who has become dependent on drugs or alcohol. Why does it seem as though many are just blundering around in the darkness and stumble over every obstacle? The answer is they are allowing the world to lead them! God’s word tells us “it is not in man that walketh to direct his own steps.” (Jer. 10:23). You see, it’s not that God hasn’t given man more than ample “direction”; there are simply those who think their way is better. “There is a way that seems right to a man.”(Pro. 14:12). Our way in life is not meant to be our own. We are created to belong to God! Man is expected to walk in the path which God has marked out for him in the word. It’s when man fails to “walk in the light” that he finds himself in constant trouble. We are in desperate need of God’s divine guidance, and it is freely given to all who will accept it. When we live by God’s word, it doesn’t mean all the disappointments and sadness in life disappear, but it does mean there is one with you who understands. God challenges all who “labor and are heavy laden” to seek his guidance, and not to try it alone. “But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot has held fast to his steps; I have kept his way and not turned aside.” (Job 23:10-11). Writer Tommy Bennett