We, as humans, tend to look at all the wrong places for our answers. The
result? We are left unsatisfied. Moody. And at times, discouraged. We
look for meaning. We search for hope. We hope for deliverance. We search
far and wide to find these. But the answer truly lies within the safety
of our own homes.
The problem is, we don't like to ask for
directions! And so we wander aimlessly.
According to a survey
from a reliable British insurance company, men drive an extra 276 miles
per year because they refuse to ask for directions. This costs us men an
average of 3000$ in extra gasoline per lifetime! All because we do not
stop to ask for directions!
I am absolutely a typical male in
this respect, and so was my dad. He and I once attended a financial
meeting together. We were in separate cars, and I drove immediately home
after the meeting. He and my mom didn't arrive until two hours after I
did. By the time they finally arrived, my wife and I were frantic with
worry, but when we asked him what happened, he simply answered: "We were
sightseeing!"
My mom had a very different explanation!
Our
stubbornness about not asking for directions keeps us away from finding
what we are truly looking for. If only we would stop and ask our loving
Heavenly Father for directions in life!
Men like dares though. So
I am about to give you a dare. I dare you to come to your Heavenly
Father to ask Him for directions in your life.
You know what
you'll find?
"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone
hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that
person, and they with me. " (Revelation 3:20, NIV2)
The whole
time God has been with us, gently knocking on the doors of our heart.
The problem is that we are more preoccupied by trying to find our own
way that we don't . . . Listen to these gentle knocks!
But then,
listening isn't a strong point for most men, is it? Just ask our wives!
But if we don't remove what is blocking our ears from hearing God's
voice, if we don't stop trying to find our own way, we will remain
clueless and we will continue to spend a fortune zooming right and left,
but never finding satisfaction!
Meanwhile, God wants to dine with
us. He wants us to be His friend, a friend that will never desert us, as
most "friends" do. His kind of relationship is a Kingdom kind of
relationship. Once we get to know Him, we discover that our Father has
way bigger plans for us than we can ever anticipate.
"The Spirit
himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we
are children, then we are heirs-heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ,
if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in
his glory." (Romans 8:16-17, NIV2)
This is exciting news. So
exiting that I urge you to break the norm and to ask for directions! For
it is guaranteed that these directions will lead you to become heirs of
the Most High!
Uhhh. . .I'm lost and this GPS is useless! What do
I do?
Remember . . . Asking directions will never hurt you. In
fact, it can most assuredly save you for eternity!
Rob Chaffart
Me, Asking for Directions? Kingdom of Power, Part 8
Today's Bible Verse:
"Behold, the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:21b)
Me, Asking for Directions? Kingdom of Power, Part 8
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