That was what my GPS told me.
That was what my living GPS (papa) retorted.
That was my inner question and dilemma.
I as an amateur driver was torn between two choices. Arhhhh!
In a split second, my head had to juggle between the choices. With the many "what if's" and "buts" flooding my head. "What if I went the GPS way? What if the GPS is shorter? But my dad more experienced. I feel more secured. What iffff...." and the traffic light turns
green....darn! MAKE A CHOICE!
As an eco-friendly and petrol-minded driver, I want to travel the shortest and most inexpensive direction.
Doesn't that remind us of some spiritual principles?
The GPS represents God whilst my living GPS personifies the world, both calling and urging us in deviating directions. They are a pain in the ass right? Because I wish there is a middle path that I can go straight blindly w/o having to make my choices. The petrol is like our lifespan, the available time left to accomplish something, to carve something for our name. Which idiot will want to go the roundabout and a longer way?
But isn't that true of God sometimes? Your wasted years are His fruitful years. Your roundabouts are His expressways. In the midst of the longer way, our characters unfold, our characters refined. Our head knowledge and "know-it-all" can be detrimental to us if we use it to drive God away, and be our own God. Who, truly is, the "know-it-all?" Is your knowledge higher than His? Are your ways higher than His?
A classic example happened last thursday as Dorothy and I were waiting for a bus opposite chong pang. So since I was acquainted with Sembawang and Yishun, needless to say, I lead the way right? Haha. But being me, as always, I kept joking and pranking the poor gal, tricking her to board the wrong bus, imagining myself waving goodbye to her and seeing her at the next stop, that she became so insecure, and resolved to check the bus directory. "Like what?! hello! I'm the Sembawang GURU here!!" That was so offensive. HAHA. So I, being offended (just kidding, I'm not), caught her by her neck and almost strangled her, asking "Do You have a serious problem trusting in God?" "I have a problem trusting YOU" she retorted. hahaha.
But lil did she know, the very question posted to her backfired and... Ouch!
"do I have a problem trusting God? do i... do I... DO I??"
Do WE have a problem trusting God? Trusting the GPS? The temporal security and trust placed on our head knowledge and reasoning goads us away and shuts us from the true calling and purpose God has for our lives. How far can your eyes see? Where your head knowledge is leading you, there might be a heavy traffic jam slightly ahead, beyond your vision. "WHAM!" road rage ahead and you got involved in an accident. Or..."Shoots, I'm lost" Our petrol might run even lower than if we took God's direction.
Let God be the driver in your life 2010. (: