“When it comes to
God’s will, many of us want the GPS version of God, hopefully with a
turn-by-turn British-American voice prompting us at every intersection.
Sometimes God gives people very specific instructions, mapping out what they
are to do in detail, but this is rare. The world, however, is a map factory. It
continually bombards us with plans for success, agendas both personal and political
and road signs that read “happiness just ahead.” Most maps lead toward personal
gratification and status or just loop back to the status-quo. A map is very
appealing to a person looking for direction. But the map is the easy way out.
It appeals to the lazy. God gives people direction more than directions. He
will not rob you of the faith-building experience of obeying Him based on what
He says, not on what you see. We cannot expect to get all the detailed
instructions before we are willing to begin traveling the path. The Bible doesn’t
lay out a “map.” It gives us a “compass.””
(from an article entitled Life on Purpose by Claude Hickman,
Steven C. Hawthorne, and Todd Ahrend.)
