"Recalculating"

A while back we purchased a GPS navigation system for our van.  Since I am a Realtor, I have come to realize that it is important to know where you are going.  For some reason clients expect this - and getting lost is not an option - not to mention embarrassing. We fondly refer to our GPS as "the lady" and have even added a British accent to her so we feel very international.

Since acquiring "the lady", there has been an additional battle of the wills as I drive.  On more than one occasion  I have doubted her abilities to take me on the quickest route.  Having driven certain routes frequently, I feel I know better than her and her fancy satellite as to which is the best and quickest way.  More than a few times I have decided to go my own way, only to send her on a "recalculating" frenzy.  Unfortunately, this has often led me to sit in traffic.  Apparently, the magic of the GPS knew this and was trying to steer me away from the aggravation.  It all comes down to how much trust I have in "the lady".

As with many everyday things, I find a spiritual message within it.  My attitude of "I know best" isn't limited to driving.  In my own spiritual walk I question where God is leading, since foolishly I feel  I know better.  When the path seems to be taking a turn to somewhere that wasn't in my imagined plan, or seem the quickest route, I begin to doubt and question.  Sometimes I even go down that path, but God never "recalculates"  He is always consistent in showing the way to go. Once we arrive at His destination for me, the route was always worth it!

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."  Proverbs 3:5,6