The Best Pathway For Our Life 1

I would love to just break free of this life and go supersonic any direction I thought looked good like a kid running ahead of his parents at amusement park.   I notice when those kids do that however, their Mom and Dad says, "Where are you going? We aren't going over there.  We are going over here first and then we will do that."

I believe God sometimes does that to us.  God brings us to this amusement park of life and says, "Where are you going? or "No you aren't going over there" or "No we aren't going over there just yet, we are going to do this stuff first."  I think that is good that God does that - I mean can you imagine all the parents at the amusement park just letting their kids go running off where ever they wanted and doing whatever they wanted?  Life is strange enough thank God he has some of us paying attention- well some of the time.   

The Lord says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life and I will advise you and watch over you." Psalm 32:8

God knows this amusement park of life, he knows the best pathway and the best times to get on certain rides - and the rides we just need to stay away from.       

I remember before I gave my life to Christ, thinking "Why would I give my life to God?"

I thought if I gave my life to God I wouldn't live a satisfying life.  My life in this amusement park of life would be no fun.  What God wanted was WAY different than what I wanted from life and that was true BUT looking back - if my life didn't change and I continued down that road I was on I would have been still a very unsatisfied person.  I would still be seeking to replace the things that were no longer satisfying me.  Looking for the next greatest thing, and in the end... it would have not only been a never ending fruitless quest in life- but if I didn't see my need for God in my life I would spent eternity in hell not heaven.

"Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit." Gal 6:8

I wanted to be the one in control of my life but looking back I think that was pretty naive.   Is anyone really in control of their life?  Does anyone have any guarantees that they will live their life to a ripe old age?  No.... Does anyone have any guarantees that their ventures in life will be successful? No...  Life is short no matter what our age.

It is a comfort to know as a Christian that if we trust and seek God- he promises to guide us along the best pathway of our life and he will advise us and watch over us no matter how long or short this life on earth might be.

Imagine the God who created you and I, the God who created the universe has not just a plan and will for us but wants to take us along the BEST pathway for our life and advise and watch over us as we go along this temporary experience we call life which is nothing compared to eternity.

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "they are plans for good not disaster, to give you a future and a hope.  In those days when you pray, I will listen.  If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when seek me.  I will be found by you," says the LORD."  Jeremiah 29:11-14  
 
The question we need to really consider is: "Do we really earnestly seek Him?  Do we believe and trust God will guide us along the best pathway for this temporary experience we call life?"

Most of us Christians would say, "Yes" at first but after considering some of our actions we would have to honestly say, "Not to the depth we wish to trust God."   Life throws a lot of things at us but I believe in the depth we look at God's word will determine how we look at life.  It will determine how we perceive our life and react to life - not only that but it will determine how we respond, understand value our relationship with God.

I believe God will give us nothing but the best if we just believe it.   He will give us something more then sufficient to brighten even our darkest days.  Why do I believe this?  I believe this because IF God, WHO IS THE BEST, became flesh in Jesus Christ, died for us, rose again and gave us the Holy Spirit then He has to have the BEST pathway for our life as well.   

Jesus said "I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have [it] more abundantly. " John 10:9-10

Mediate on these truths as you seek God's path for your life.  Amen