When the kids were young, we took numerous family road trips - partly because I wanted them to witness our remarkable country and partly, or mostly, because the family budget was tight. In one of those trips, we visited my sister and her family near Portland. After experiencing their wonderful hospitality and company, we headed home.
It was February. Nighttime. Despite my better sense and the ominous weather forecast, I desperately wanted to keep our schedule - to arrive at Bozeman, Montana that night. Yet, when reached a long stretch of mountains, the unrelenting snow and winds battered our Jeep Cherokee.
There was a 10 mile stretch where visibility was 100 feet at best. I had little idea which lane I was in at times. And when 18-wheel semis thundered past us, it was harrowing. I was actually scared, particularly when one truck passed us, kicked up a wall of snow. I could not see anything but a sheet of white seemingly eternity.
I thought to myself, If I could just see where the closest hotel was then I'd be OK because my kids would be OK. But imagine if somehow someone with an exceptional - and expensive - drone (yes, decades before they became available) flew ahead of us and then immediately informed us that this intense blizzard would lessen in a few miles - and that warm and comfortable lodging was just 5 miles away?
It seems like our point of view in life is often like that - no idea what's around the bend, uncertain if it's "our time".
However, what separates me from that drone is a simple change in the point of view. Call it perspective. The drone has a more vast perspective than me and could calm my fears and help me and my family make it safely for the night.
I think God is kinda like that drone. His view is grander and larger. When will we return back to normal life? Will there ever be a vaccine for this virus? Will I have enough money next week? When can I go back to work?
The Bible voices God's point of view on our lives and our numerous questions. He wants to help me and you, and God had this amazing book written for that purpose. In it He tells us how to navigate through the blinding winds of life and find an oasis of safety.
Without God’s perspective, life is downright scary and confusing.
As you travel through the roads of life, clutching that steering wheel with sweaty hands, your heart pounding through your chest, and your throat as dry as the desert, your dread is palatable. You spend endless minutes and hours and days on the questions that gnaw on your heart. What will happen to me? To us?
You and I can't answer those. But the Bible can.
Guide me down the road of your instructions. I love traveling this freeway! (Psalm 119:36 The Message)
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