A last minute invite
Only 8% battery life
and a long drive to an unfamiliar area
So I set my phone to airplane mode and decided to turn it back up once I reach the point I didn’t know where to go. Thirty minutes later I turned my phone on to pull up the GPS and the phone died! But good thing I wrote the address down just in case. I drove into the first exit to pull out my crappy old GPS that only works if you hold the wiring a certain way. I set the address and end up at my other cousin’s new home instead! At this point my insides are boiling from frustration. I wrote down the wrong address! Luckily her mom didn’t live far so I drove over and asked for the right address. Getting back on the freeway trying to hold the GPS a certain way, all of a sudden it turns off! ARGH!! I pull in again to the nearest exit to fix it. Once I got it to turn up it took me to her home, except it wasn’t but instead someone’s shed. I doubled checked the address making sure I didn’t miss a period or space. I couldn’t call anyone to let them know I’m not coming and I am lost in the middle of nowhere. I had no idea where I was.
I wanted to GIVE UP.
Coming back to the stop light I needed to make a decision whether I’ll turn around back home or continue on the unknown road. I drove all this way and I wasn’t ready to give up. Logically there was no way I could find it, but knowing my Father who is more than logic decided to believe I can. Asking God at every turn where I should make a left/right or just keep going straight.
He took me straight to my destination.
Now this seems like a silly story, but it got me thinking. In life I want to GIVE UP when things get really hard. Fundraise $16,000 for the World Race? Leave the comforts of my life? I had come so far in life and when things start to crumble last minute I want to drop it and turn 180 degrees away from it. I’ve tried so many attempts and but only fail to reach my destination.
But faith in God is crazy.
I can try everything in this world to help me, but obviously it’s not a reliable resource. People will fail you, technology will fail you, your loved ones will fail you, your dreams, career, etc
But not God
He keeps His word. He’s not far and He listens. He’s smarter than my GPS gosh! All it took was faith. On my part, all I needed to do was stand firm and not give up.
