gps jump...
If you ever hang out with me you probably know that I am anti-GPS. I remember the first time someone I know got one-summer 2006. She called me at least 5 times in the following months to ask me to help her get unlost:) I want a map. I like to see the whole picture of where I am headed.Well over the last 3 months I have had to learn how to use one. They make me nervous, and I never trust that they are guiding me in the right direction. I often argue with them and do the opposite of what they want me to do. My way usually works out fine. My directional capabilities always get me to and from safely...for the most part.
Last Thursday for the very first time I went somewhere totally GPS dependent. It was dark and rainy and I was coming from a new town in jersey. I entered the address and took off with no other option! At one point I was driving through the middle of nowhere Jersey and the only thing visible on the GPS was a black screen and a purple line letting me know I was on a road! (see picture...taken during daylight....now imagine the screen totally black!!)
No other cars except me and rain slicked roads and an older than dirt GPS! I won't lie I was nervous. This is a the scene in a horror flick right before something jumps out of the lush woods on either side!Then I had a spiritual epiphany...That is my trust in God moment. I want to see the whole map. I need to know what they options are. I need to see what is next and what my options are. I just can't seem to believe that God is going to get me there. I know it is a little cheesy to compare God to a GPS but it makes sense to me! Control is my sin. I need to learn to let God guide me. I don't need a backup plan or to know the whole story before it begins. Thursday I made it to my friend's house and home safely. I let the GPS do its job...Maybe my life would be a little less stressful if would let God do His!
posted by deanna @ 12:30 PM
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