THE GPS PRINCIPLE

Maybe you are like me when it comes to using the GPS navigator.  On a regular basis, I will second guess the GPS system and circumvent the plan laid out for me.  Sometimes that works out and sometimes it definitely does not.  The GPS system can see the big picture which I cannot always see.  The GPS can reroute around traffic jams, road construction, hazards, etc. which I am not aware of.  Sometimes it is simply a case of operator error.  In a high traffic situation, where multiple turns must be made, the GPS can be difficult to follow and I miss an exit or make a wrong turn.

Here is where it gets really good.  This is what I call:

The GPS Principle.  

Consider the response of the GPS navigator when a wrong turn happens.  Whether it was an intentional re-routing or an operator error, the response is the same.  The GPS navigator picks up from where you are in that moment and re-calculates a new route to the same intended destination.  You have indicated to the GPS where you want to go by punching up an address.  You have a destination in mind.  You know where you want to end up.  My GPS does not ever ask me why I made a wrong turn or how I ended up off track.  My GPS also never smacks my hand, makes fun of me, or gives up on my because I cannot follow directions.  I bet yours doesn't either.

We tell God our intended destination and where we want to end up when we surrender our lives to Him and accept Jesus as our savior.  We make God the Lord and Master of our lives and sign up for His service.  God has that 10K foot view of life and the Universe which we can never fully see or understand.  He knows the danger ahead to avoid.  He provides for us a perfect plan with His perfect timing for reaching our intended destination.

I am super fan of the story of Jonah in the Bible.  I feel like Jonah and I could be fast friends.  

God had a plan for Jonah's life.  He called Jonah to go to Nineveh and deliver a message from God.  Jonah didn't want to go so he spun around and headed off in the opposite direction.  You know the story and where his horsing around and taking wrong turns sent him:  right into the belly of a big fish.  Jonah had taken his eyes off of God and the things of God.  That is when The GPS Principle kicked in.  When Jonah owned up to his wrong turns and begged for God's forgiveness and rescue, he re-committed himself and re-surrendered to God's plans instead of his own. And what was God's response?  God did not smack Jonah's hand, makes fun of him, or give up on him because of his inability to follow directions.  Nope.  God said, "So anyway as I was saying,  hustle it on over to Nineveh and get that message delivered."  That's how God rolls.  

Prayer

Lord, my intended destination is eternity with You in glory!  I trust You, Your plans, and Your timing for me to Your very best path for me.  Please give me the courage to trust You in all things.  Amen.

1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time:  2 “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach the message that I tell you.” 3 Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the Lord’s command. -- Jonah 3:1-3 CSB

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