Isaiah 30:21 “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.”
Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Hebrews 12:1-2 “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
I had a scary experience during my driver’s ed training. In my small town in Washington State, the high school had a program for budding drivers and I did mine over the summertime. The course consisted of in-class instruction and then randomly chosen groups that would go out practice-driving together with an instructor. I was paired with three girls: Pam, Patti, and Stacey.
Practice driving is already an elevated risk activity, and being trapped in a car that is being driven by another student driver exacerbates the concern. There was an additional element of the process that made it even more nerve-racking – the three other members of my group weren’t confident that they knew their left from their right.
As a result, before each driving session, all three girls used a Sharpie to write a big L on their left hand and a big R on their right hand. That way, when the instructor told them to turn left or right at the next intersection, they could look at their hands (which should be somewhere close to the 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock positions on the steering wheel) and know which way to turn. The entire endeavor was an interesting experience, but I suppose at least those girls understood the importance of going in the proper direction.
For all of us in life, it is critically important that we are going in the proper direction!
God is constantly directing us to follow the correct path and go in the proper way. We are to seek Him first and keep our gaze firmly fixed on Him. When we do, we will know our right from our left and the wise way to go.
PLEASE PRAY FOR AMERICAN CHRISTIANS TO BE CONSTANTLY SENSITIVE TO GOD’S GUIDANCE IN OUR LIVES. We must remain headed in the proper direction.
