Today while driving, I didn't listen to the voice coming out of my GPS because I thought I knew a better route to get to my desired destination.

However, I was wrong. Very wrong. Not only did I take the wrong route, but in doing so, I ran into extra obstacles and road blocks.

First, I turned down a street where construction was going on and the lane was blocked.

Then I came to a busy intersection, and the signal light was not working and we all know how most people pretend to not understand how to make it a four-way stop.

When I finally thought I was back on the correct route, I came to railroad tracks and seemingly the longest train ever comes. So I had yet another delay.

What should have been a 10 minute drive turned into 55 minutes. It also resulted in much frustration, stress and ended with a mind-blowing headache.

I was faced with all these unnecessary issues all because I didn't allow the GPS to do the very thing I purchased it for: to direct me from one destination to the other.

Although by purchasing it, I was supposedly saying that I trusted it to do the job for which it was created.

Yet, I still thought my way was better. Look where it got me.

We often do the exact same thing in our Christian walk.

God has provided us with a life GPS, the Bible (A good friend of mine calls it God's Position System).

The Bible has clear and concise instructions/directions for...

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