Premature Exits

Have you ever driven down a road for a while and wondered if you were going in the right direction? This happens to me frequently on rural roads. These roads have very few road signs, landmarks, or even billboards—so it is difficult to know if you are still going the right way. Recently, I was driving down one of these rural highways and hadn’t seen an exit sign for a long time. Then, the first exit sign I saw seemed vaguely familiar, so I got off the highway—only to realize I had exited prematurely onto another highway that would take me in a different direction. It took me some extra time to turn around and get back on the right path.

I have been feeling lost lately—like I’m driving around in circles. This Christmas, I asked God for a gift—to confirm if I was still going in the right direction. The day after Christmas, I read the following verse:

“Thomas said, “Master, we have no idea where you’re going. How do you expect us to know the road?” Jesus said, “I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life.”(John 14:6 MSG)

My immediate reaction was: Lord, I asked for clear directions—this doesn’t help much!

As I meditated on this verse throughout that day, I gleaned a bit more from it: Jesus is the direction, the true meaning and purpose of our life. Our fulfillment and significance can only come through Him. Our soul keeps seeking till it finds its place in God.

Still not clear.

“When the Friend I plan to send you from the Father comes—the Spirit of Truth issuing from the Father—he will confirm everything about me. You, too, from your side must give your confirming evidence, since you are in this with me from the start.” (John 15:26-27 MSG)

“But by shifting our focus from what we do to what God does, don’t we cancel out all our careful keeping of the rules and ways God commanded? Not at all. What happens, in fact, is that by putting that entire way of life in its proper place, we confirm it. (Romans 3:31 MSG)

I asked God to point out my way, and He responds: No, point to My way! My way is your way!

I asked for confirmation on what I should do. However, God wants me to confirm what HE does.