My wife
and I were on a flight from California to Florida when the pilot was forced to
land in Texas due to severe weather. We stayed that evening in Houston and the
next morning caught a connecting flight to Jacksonville. Even though our
original travel plan was interrupted and diverted, we still ended up at the
right destination.
As we
seek to follow God and His plan, sometimes we’re diverted to another path. That
doesn’t mean we can never get back to the right place. God’s sovereignty works
like catching a connecting flight. He takes you where you are right now and
redirects you to the correct destination.
1. We can be diverted to another path by others’
rejection.
Joseph’s brothers hated him and sold him as a slave to some
Midianite traders. Joseph caught a “connecting ride” to Egypt where God
promoted him to be a ruler (Gen 37, 41). If you lost your job or went through a
divorce, remember that God still has a plan you.
2. We can be diverted to another path by our own rebellion. God told Jonah to go preach to the people in
Nineveh. Instead of obeying Him, Jonah caught a ship going in the opposite direction. The sailors threw him overboard and a “connecting whale” swallowed
him and took him back to Israel. No matter how far you’ve strayed from God, He
will still provide a way back to Him.
3. We can be diverted to another path through
adverse circumstances. These are unforeseen situations that sidetrack
us, like the severe weather that forced our plane to land in Houston. The
apostle Paul was sailing to Rome when a terrible storm wrecked the ship on the
island Malta. After God used Paul to heal many people on the island, he caught
a “connecting ship” (an Alexandrian boat) and still ended up in Rome (Acts
27-28).
Trust
God to lead you in your current situation and show you the steps to take. Prayer: “Lord, please forgive me for choosing
the wrong way. I surrender to you and ask you to lead me in the right path.” www.kentcrockett.blogspot.com www.makinglifecount.net
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