BBD 02.15.17 Directionally Challenged (Classic)
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Classic from 2009
Burning Bush Devotional
15 February 2017
Directionally
Challenged
Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead
me in a smooth path…. - Psalm 27:11 NKJV.
Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established. Do not turn
to the right or the left; remove your foot from evil. - Proverbs 4:26-27 NKJV.
Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your
heart. Commit your way to the LORD trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to
pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as
the noonday. - Psalm 37:4-6 NKJV.
Max Kirsch had a few drinks, and thought that the tunnel he drove into would
take him to the downtown area of Bochum, Germany, so he could watch a movie.
Max finally realized that something was wrong when his car ground to a halt
after the suspension system on the vehicle failed. Even though the ride must
have been terribly rough, he did not realize that anything was wrong until he
got out of his car, and found he had actually driven into a train tunnel.
Because of his taking the wrong road, Max now has to have his car repaired, and
has pending driving while intoxicated charges. Taking the wrong road caused
some disruption as trains had to be stopped while police and fire personnel
removed the vehicle from the tunnel.
There are some who are directionally challenged, and end up going down train
tunnels, and going the wrong way on one way streets. Sadly, I have just heard
about another severe accident with several deaths from a driver going the wrong
way. In my only experience with driving in another country, I found myself
going the wrong way on a one way street in Matamoros, Mexico. I thought that
was scary, so we parked our car, and found a taxi to take us to the Matamoros
Market. The taxi driver knew where he was going, but I was rethinking my
decision when he turned into the wrong lane to drive through a red light. I was
a little concerned too when he waited for us at a bar to have a few drinks
while we were shopping. Actually, our experience was mild compared to what one couple
on their honeymoon shared about their Matamoros taxi ride, “If you're
a fan of roller coasters, especially ones that become derailed mid-ride, you'll
love a taxi ride in Matamoros. Taxi drivers have a completely different set of
rules for driving than the rest of the population. Taxi drivers have no speed
limit. They also have the right of way. Everywhere. The roads are very narrow,
and if oncoming traffic is in your lane, the taxi driver may (and does) take to
the sidewalk. Taxi drivers also use one way streets a lot. Since they are taxi
drivers, however, they don't have to go the correct way down the street. This
is the primary cause of the sidewalk driving, I believe. As I climbed shakily
out of the taxi, I assured the driver that no, I would not be needing his
services for the trip back to the border. I would walk.”
Many people are a lot like Max and Matamoros taxi drivers; they know where they
want to go, but they keep making the wrong turns to get there. They want to
have a good life, but really have no idea about how to successfully arrive at
their goal. There are thousands and thousands of books that have been written
about how to live life, but do they have the correct directional information,
or are they filled with misinformation? How do you know the map of life that
you have is providing the right directions? It may be that there are some great
books about living life that are out there, but how do you sort them out, and
find one that really works?
The great thing about the Bible is that you can trust it, because the Bible has
a proven track record of thousands of years, and it has been used successfully
by millions of people. The directions for life provided within the pages of the
Bible have been proven to actually work in the laboratory of life. If you want
to make your life path easier, smoother, and better than do this: “Commit
your way to the LORD.” Study the pages of God's life map, the
Bible, every day and then “He shall give you the desires of
your heart,” and “bring forth your righteousness as the light.”
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