Use God's road map to guide your life
"I guide you in the way of wisdom."
-Proverbs 4:11 (NIV)
As I walked toward the kitchen, I hear a tapping noise coming from the living room window. I turned to see my husband motioning me to come and take a look at something he found.
I looked out the window to see a turtle about the size of a dinner plate patiently making its way toward the busy street. It looked so out of place walking along the pavement of our driveway and through the blades of grass in our front yard.
I watched as my husband took the side of his shoe and gently nudged the turtle's shell to guide it in a different direction. Before long, the turtle was safely on its way toward our back woods and swamp. I commented to Jeff that he was a guiding angel for this lost turtle who was journeying toward the road to destruction.
Like this turtle, there are times when we move in the wrong direction and need guidance to turn us around. We need a helping hand that will point us to the right path of our situation.
When taking a walk or driving in our car, we use a road map to follow the street signs to direct our path. When traveling the road of life, the direction isn't always clear. Thumbing through the pages of Scripture pages - God's road map- - will guide us to his will for our lives.
God may also guide us through the advice of a trustworthy friend, parent, counselor, teacher or pastor. Sometimes God will guide us by confirmation.
When I believed God was prompting me to write, I didn't have any writing tools. Shortly after, my sister called me unexpectedly and offered me her word processor. I took this along with some passages in the Bible and encouragement from my friends.
Whatever the suggestion, we must pray about it to see if we feel a sense of peace within our hearts about the direction to take.
Making wise choices will keep us off the road to destruction and lead us to a happy, fulfilled and prosperous life.
• Annettee Budzban is an author, speaker, life coach and nurse. She will be speaking at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at Panera Bread in Round Lake Beach. Contact her at Annetteebudzban@aol.com or (847) 543-8413.