In life, there are times we find ourselves standing at a crossroad. For all the planning and mapping out the direction we intend to go, we often come upon a crossroad we had not expected.
Merriam-Webster defines Crossroad as -- 1: a road that crosses a main road or runs cross-country between main roads 2: a: the place of intersection of two or more roads b (1): a small community located at such a crossroads (2): a central meeting place c: a crucial point especially where a decision must be made
Wouldn’t it be great to have a GPS for our life choices? We have a GPS we travel around with now. The best thing about these little devises is that the age old argument about stopping for directions is eliminated. Somehow, men find taking directions from the female voice in the box far less threatening than asking a real person. Whatever works!
We have named the female voice of our GPS Sadie. Her full name is Sadie-Sadie Bossy Lady. Rather than finding her directions insulting as he would, I don’t know, say mine, my husband gets tickled at Sadie. He does, however, take a stand once in a while and goes in another direction just because he can! Sadie jumps into action and adjusts her game plan declaring she is ‘recalculating.’ I think she sounds annoyed. Regardless, she comes up with another plan and we move on down the road.
No matter how we have planned our lives, crossroads will pop up and throw our plan out the window. There is a GPS for life, the Bible. Referencing the Webster listing above, the option we encounter causing the most distress will be option C:a crucial point especially where a decision must be made.
The good news is that the Bible is a road map of wisdom with any and every answer regarding direction we need. The problem lies with people’s inability or unwillingness to learn to read the map! We want easy answers; we want Sadie-Sadie Bossy Lady telling us where to turn and when. We do not want the accountability that comes with making crucial decisions. We do not want to have to step back and ‘recalculate’, so we wait.
People, GPS can stand for God Problem Solves or God Promises Security or God Provides Solutions. Next time you hit a crossroad, pull out the only GPS that counts!
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