Pointed in the Right Direction - Martin Wiles

Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:6 NLT

Although I could see the tower from my front porch, its proximity did me little good. Why couldn't it be pointed in the right direction? 

My wife and I were living in a small town. Like many others, we had decided not to forego a landline and use our cell phones only, since cell reception was terrible. I could see our provider’s tower idling less than one mile away, so I couldn’t understand why I had to stand near a window or go outside to be heard clearly or to avoid dropping a call. Until I called to complain.

“I’ll put in a work order,” the customer service representative said as I explained my dilemma.

A few months later, I called back to find out the results. “Well, the satellites on the tower are pointed away from you. They always point them in the direction where the most people live.”

“Can’t you just send someone out to point them in my direction?” I queried.

She laughed and said, “It’s not that easy.”

At some point, I guess they did because reception eventually improved. It reminded me of how important it is to have things, myself included, pointed in the right direction. The wisdom writer thought so also. Trusting in the Lord with all our heart and seeking his will in everything we do keeps me on the right path.

Being pointed in the right direction means we have to walk by faith, using a sixth sense rather than the five we typically use to interact with things and others. When we walk by faith, we proceed through disappointing times believing God will construct things for the better in the end. When we walk by faith, we face financial setbacks with the hope that God will remain faithful to His Word and take care of our needs. Hitting relationship snags isn’t a problem either. We believe God will guide us through them as well by unkinking the kinks. Nor is needing daily guidance a problem for a future-seeing God. We may not be able to research the answers we need, but the inner prompting of God’s Spirit will give us insight.

Point your life in the right direction and be amazed by how straight your path becomes.

Father, thank you for the promise of your guidance when I set my sights on you.

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