The Navigator

Note: June and I are on the final day of our annual trip to visit our family and friends in the UK and New England. We have been travelling since April 24^th, flown back across the pond, drove 1127 miles in a left handed six speed, helped our grandson at Boston college move from his dorm, planted flowers on mom’s family resting place and attended church with friends in Sterling Mass. With all of that we have missed seeing many of our friends along the way who we would like to see. Tonight we arrive home to Minneapolis and get the best treat of all: The best part of any vacation is the first night home sleeping in your own bed!

Bless you all for being our friends!

The Navigator

"The LORD will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail."
(Isaiah 58:11)

            Often when we wake up in the morning we do not have a plan. Sometimes we are energized and happy other times we are stressed and depressed. Many times we need to adjust our thoughts to the spiritual side of the balance scale. We need to open the windows to our mind and allow God's fresh breeze to liberate us when we are down. This morning June and I are in Massachusetts on the twenty second day of a long trip that included the UK and I am waiting for the breeze.

        When waiting for the breeze, there seems to be a need. In my case that need is often met with strong coffee, sugar and perhaps some Ibuprofen. That is not the best solution. It has a physical and temporary lift, but the need is better met spiritually.

        This morning the need was met through prayer. The breeze that arrived came through Isaiah 58:11. Sometimes we forget what we need. We forget that God is with us; we leave Him in the back seat rather than use Him as navigator for the day.
As navigator He will take us to places that we would not have gone on our own.

Thought for Today: Today there will be stress, problematic decisions and times of anguish. We need to focus and remember that "God is with us" and we need to let Him lead. We need to pray over the tough decisions and focus on following His will.

Prayer for Today: Heavenly Father, we pray for your guidance. We need to understand our immediate world and area of control and also understand the happenings around the global World. Neither seems very well organized today. We pray that we can find a way to contribute through you to help your will prevail in tough situations.
Amen