Life is Highway

To celebrate our anniversary I had the perfect trip planned out. I printed out the directions, loaded the car and began our journey. Shortly after our trip began I began to waiver off the beaten path, deciding that I knew a quicker way to our destination. After reaching our mid way point and stopping for lunch we headed on. As we traveled on that evening I came to a crossroad and was unsure of which way to turn. I looked to my companion who had falled asleep as is the norm. I remember the rules of the road; man law states that a man must turn right when unsure of which direction to go. A right trun it was. As we continued to travel down the road I noticed the names of the towns and counties we were travelling through, I did not recognize any of them. To be sure my memory was not failing me, I awoke my wife, she was quick to ask; "Are we lost", my pride took over; "No, we are almost there." I responded with conviction. A second question followed; "Maybe we should pull over and ask for directions?", as again with arrogance I replied, " I do not need anyone to help me or tell me where I am going!" Before she could getout the third question I answered it for her; "No, we are not going to trun around. We continued through the New England countryside eventually coming to three crossroads at each I took a right. After hours of driving we ended up at the first crossroad.

Have you ever noticed that the choices you make in life are like those that you make on the road.

1)We start off with good direction and the best intentions only to waiver off in our own direction because we think that we know a better way to get where we are going.

2) We do not like to stop and ask for direction or help. This will make us vulnerable and feel like we are LOST. Men struggle with this.

3) Instead of stopping or pausing to get our direction, we would often continue to move in the wrong direction, taking us further and further away from our goal.

4) Once lost the best way to get back on the road, is to go back to where you became misdirected.

Our Chirstian Journey can become askew when we fail to follow God's direction for us. When we are unsure of what God has planned for us we need to STOP to ask for direction or correction, to many times we fail to notice the signs continuning on the wrong path. Many times when I have been misdirected on my journey God has taken me back, shown me where I have failed and pointed me in the correct direction.

Where are you going today? How are you going to get there?

Mision Complete?

Many times over the past few years we have heard the phrase mission complete. God has called each one of us to a specific mission in life, this is our calling. Does God have a specific purpose for our life beyond the role of a faithful servant. Is there something specific that we are to accomplish before we move into eternity? Is it only upon completion of our mission that we called home? God has clearly placed a call on our lives to live holy, faithful Christian lives. He has also designed us for a specific purpose. Each one of us has unique gifts and talents needed to complete their specific kingdom mission. Our mission may not always be what we expect it to be. Jim Elliot called to the people of Ecuador, only ministered there a short time before his life was taken. Only allowed to served a short time Jim left behind extensive journals. Although cut short in our eyes, he fuffilled his mission. A mission that allowed his wife to continue to serve the people of Ecuador, write her books and influence others through her speeches. A missionary translating the bible to a Vietnamese dialect, was warned by family and friends of the dangers of her calling. Her response was "I will not go home until I have complete God call on my life.- Shortly after the translation was completed, the village she was living in was invaded and her life was taken. Her mission and her call had been completed.

Do you know your purpose? What is your calling?