Psalm 25:4 - 5
Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths: guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
I love to hike. I love being outdoors and enjoying the sights and smells of nature. But I can honestly say that I have never been on a hike that I didn’t research the trail first. There are so many apps that can help us. We can learn distance, terrain, elevation and how difficult the trail is. We can even read about other people’s experience on the trail.
Phones with GPS can track our distance and let us know how many more miles to our destination. We can research the weather for the day and what to expect along the trail. Hikers know how important it is to learn as much as we can before we step one foot on the trailhead.
So what about God’s path for our lives?
Paths = Calling
Learning about our calling is just as important as learning about our next hiking adventure. Sometimes these paths are not so clear. We find ourselves on a path and we are not sure how far it goes or the destination at the end. In fact, sometimes, we don't know how we got there in the first place. Our calling requires us to trust the “trail guide”. We have to be able to lean in and hear His voice. He wants us to take one step with him and then listen for the next direction. Take a step and listen. Our paths are all unique. The terrain isn’t all the same and our destinations vary. The only thing that we all have in common is we follow the SAME guide. Our guide is trustworthy and never leaves us. David states in verse 10: “All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness…”God doesn’t want to meet us at the destination. He wants to go with us on the journey. He wants to travel alongside us as we navigate the next turn and crest the next hill. He wants to share the sunsets and the rainstorms that we encounter on our journey. He wants to sit by the stream and climb to the next peak with us. God wants to share our highs and lows. He wants to share our struggles and fears. God wants to share our joy and the times of dancing. God wants to walk with us on our own unique journey. Won’t you join him right now on your path? There is no need to delay His fellowship in pursuit of a destination.