BBD 07.27.09 Directionally Challenged

#1 · July 27, 2009, 11:46 am

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07.27.09

Directionally Challenged

Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me in a smooth path.. - Psalm 27:11.

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.

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.

Max Kirsch had a few drinks and thought that the tunnel he drove into would
take him to 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, everyday and then "He shall give you the desires of your
heart," and "bring forth your righteousness as the light."

Copyright © 2009. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. The Burning Bush website has
been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998 the email version of the
Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.

Prayer Requests: Please pray for Malachi, Cody, and Mica who are young boys
with cancer. Malachi is very ill and in much pain. He is paralyzed on one
side because of a tumor pressing on his brain. Many prayer needs are posted
at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You can also post
your prayer requests there and they will be forwarded to the Burning Bush
Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for
me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

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You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
www.kkbifm.com/

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

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Posted by: wrather <wrather@...>

Visit the Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net

http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites have received visits from more than 170 countries.
Celebrating 11 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more
than 11,000 subscribers across the world.

Please join the Burning Bush Prayer Group. The group began in 1998 and is
made up of over 300 prayer warriors. Send prayer requests and receive prayer
requests. To join send an email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

You can now leave comments/feedback about the devotionals at
http://www.theburningbush.net.

I'm now on twitter and you can find me at http://www.twitter.com/edwrather.

The Burning Bush Devotional

Welcome to the 792 new subscribers since January 1, 2009

07.27.09

Directionally Challenged

Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me in a smooth path.. - Psalm 27:11.

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.

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.

Max Kirsch had a few drinks and thought that the tunnel he drove into would
take him to 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, everyday and then "He shall give you the desires of your
heart," and "bring forth your righteousness as the light."

Copyright © 2009. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. The Burning Bush website has
been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998 the email version of the
Burning Bush Devotional was first sent.

Prayer Requests: Please pray for Malachi, Cody, and Mica who are young boys
with cancer. Malachi is very ill and in much pain. He is paralyzed on one
side because of a tumor pressing on his brain. Many prayer needs are posted
at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer Request page. You can also post
your prayer requests there and they will be forwarded to the Burning Bush
Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need of prayer - please pray for
me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
subscribe by sending a blank email to
burningbushdevo-subscribe@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube at:
http://www.godtube.com/Wrather

You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
http://www.kkbifm.com/

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

You can unsubscribe to the pure text version of the devotional by sending a
blank email to burningbushdevo-unsubscribe@welovegod.org and then respond to
the confirmation email.

You may subscribe to the html text group by sending a blank email to
burningbushhtml-subscribe@welovegod.org and you may unsubscribe by sending a
blank email to burningbushhtml-unsubscribe@welovegod.org and then respond to
the confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.