Navigating Life

I am such a fan of the Waze app on my phone. It has greatly reduced the trauma and drama of navigating Panama. Repeated use has shown it to be accurate and reliable. Even when its route didn’t look right, it got me where I wanted to go. It’s gotten me out of a few places that my own faulty navigating skills got me into.
 
There are two ways to use Waze. If you’re connected to Wi-Fi when you plot your course, your entire route is uploaded onto your phone. You are given an estimated time of arrival and alerted to any known hazards or delays. Once you leave the Wi-Fi connection … you’re on your own. GPS plots your movement along the preloaded route, but you’ll have no warning of complications that could slow your travels or even create an unsafe situation. Your plotted route might indicate that The Bridge of the Americas is the fastest way to your destination. You’d have no idea that a Conway truck and a Rojo collided at its apex until you were greeted by the sea of taillights right after turning off Ruta 1. If, on the other hand, you had a constant data stream, Waze rerouted you over the Centenario bridge saving you time and preserving your sanity.
 
The Psalmist wrote, “I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path. Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” 119:104-105
 
Just before a recent trip into the city, I discovered my data plan had expired. I didn’t leave for the city until I had reestablished that link. Why? Because I hate traveling the wrong path in my car.
 
If we hate traveling the wrong path with our cars on the way to Tocumen Airport, how much more important is it that we keep a constant connection to God. Traveling the wrong path in life is exponentially more serious. I believe the more regular and intimate your connection to God’s Word, the more powerful it becomes for navigating life. Repeated use has shown it to be accurate and reliable. Even when its route didn’t look right, it got me where I wanted to go. It’s gotten me out of a few places that my own faulty navigating skills got me into. What about you?
 
 

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