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I admit it – I am directionally challenged.  “Deborah”, our affectionately named  GPS, must have been shaking her head today, wondering where the heck I was driving.

On my merry way to Chama, NM , the halfway point between Santa Fe and Durango, I eagerly anticipated a lunch date with a dear friend of many years.  We hadn’t seen each other for almost 1 year.

As I headed south, Deborah kept annoyingly chirping up, “Make the next legal U-turn“, to which I mentally responded, “What is she thinking?”

Then I observed that the miles and the hours to my destination were increasing exponentially – at which time I placed an SOS call to my dear husband, who is the navigator par excellence in our family.

My moment of grace arrived when he called and gently explained I should be heading northwest instead of south.  I was, by now, 23 miles in the wrong direction.

Had I thought to look at the GPS directions, I would have realized that Chama is nowhere on our usual route to Durango. I woefully called my friend and explained that I would be significantly late.

I then silently apologized to Deborah, who was probably fuming, “I told her so!”

And so, the long drive  became even longer.

The hours passed as I gazed at the spectacular scenery – the red rocks of Abiquiu (Georgia O’Keeffe country), 2 deer prancing across the road, the grand blue sky vistas.

As I drove, I thought about how it felt to be so certain I was headed in the right direction, my false confidence getting the best of me. Thankfully, I got turned around before the day was lost.

How often do I feel that  I am so sure my way is the best way when it comes to life?

God sends us twists and turns, to be sure – some of His design…and others that we choose to undertake.

And what happens when His voice tells me to turn away…turn back…or stop altogether? How often do I turn a deaf ear to His whispers?

Lessons of the Day….

Reading GPS directions before starting the car is not overrated.

Deborah is usually right (I concede)

When you hear God speak, be attentive to His message.

It could save you some Life….

In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. ~Proverbs 3:6