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Driving
along the other day, I missed a turn.
My
Sat-Nav turned grey, and then ordered “Turn Around! Turn
Around!”
I
could have got upset, but I know that my Sat-Nav really wants me
to get to where I tell it I want to go, so I usually do what it
says.
In
his song “Objects in a rear-view mirror”, Meatloaf sang
“Life is just a highway, and the soul is just a car”. I might
argue with the “just”, but the general picture I can go along
with. “I see”, I hear you say. “Now he’s going to say that
God is like the Sat-Nav, showing us the way to go.”
Sorry,
no – well, not quite.
For
me, God is the Supreme Being who has known me from the beginning
of time, before I was born – known me, loved me, wanted the best
for me. The usual way of expressing that is the Heavenly Father,
but I know some fathers aren’t like that, so if you want to
think Heavenly Mother or Foster-Parent, I won’t argue too hard.
God
loves me, cares for me, wants the best for me – and knows
what is the best for me. That’s what makes Him different
from the Sat-Nav. I have to tell the Sat-Nav where I’m going,
what I want. Then I listen to it about the best way to get there.
But, if I’ve got any sense, I try to find what God wants of me,
and do it, rather than doing what I want – because God really
does know best.
Of
course, sometimes we get wound up in a situation and go off our
own way. Who doesn’t? But God always has in mind what is best
for us, and if we do go our own way, OK. He’s upset, but He is
always ready to help us back on to the right track – His track.
And He’ll never give up. However pigheaded, however selfish I
may be, he’ll keep on waiting for me to see the light, and
He’ll be ready to help me when I do.
And
if He does that for me, He’ll do it for you, too.
God
loves you.
He
wants the very best for YOU.
He’ll
always be there waiting if you need Him, and call on Him.
And
He’ll never give up, never reject you whatever you’ve done.
God
Bless you all,
Andy
Brooks
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