Rebooting Life's GPS
Robert Dawson
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Most of us know the displeasure of being lost, especially in the pre-GPS world many of us grew up in. It is a frustrating and miserable feeling. Even with our fancy GPS systems in our cars and on our phones, we can still get turned around, especially if the directions are slow in coming or out of date.
I remember back in pre-GPS times when Kristal and I went to visit the seminary in Wake Forest, NC. On the way back we decided to find the mall in Raleigh, NC. We wanted to look around and find a good restaurant before heading back to S. GA. Not being from the area, we asked directions to the mall. We were told to head south toward Raleigh and get on the Beltline until you came to Glenwood Ave and exit onto it.
We set out, ready for food and shopping adventures, not that we had any money to spend. As we neared Raleigh and saw signs for the Beltline, we encountered a dilemma. The beltline should have been plural because there was not one, but two belts and the person did not tell us which one to get on. They were not marked NW or SE but simply inner and outer...as if that helped.
Determined to find the mall and some food, we flipped a coin, took a chance, and set out in search of the Crabtree Valley Mall. After we got on the beltline things got confusing for this small-town boy. Too much traffic. Too many roads. I suddenly knew what Pascal Perez must have felt like. Anyone remember him? He was a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves back in the 80s who never made it to the game because he kept circling the Atlanta bypass and never found his way to old Fulton County Stadium.
Sometimes, when we feel like we are circling our destination or unsure of our destination, we need to stop and reorient ourselves. Sometimes, we need to give the GPS time to reboot and find itself and ourselves.
We need to be located so we can relocate to where we want to be.
Life can get like that at times - as if someone has fai ...
Robert Dawson
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Most of us know the displeasure of being lost, especially in the pre-GPS world many of us grew up in. It is a frustrating and miserable feeling. Even with our fancy GPS systems in our cars and on our phones, we can still get turned around, especially if the directions are slow in coming or out of date.
I remember back in pre-GPS times when Kristal and I went to visit the seminary in Wake Forest, NC. On the way back we decided to find the mall in Raleigh, NC. We wanted to look around and find a good restaurant before heading back to S. GA. Not being from the area, we asked directions to the mall. We were told to head south toward Raleigh and get on the Beltline until you came to Glenwood Ave and exit onto it.
We set out, ready for food and shopping adventures, not that we had any money to spend. As we neared Raleigh and saw signs for the Beltline, we encountered a dilemma. The beltline should have been plural because there was not one, but two belts and the person did not tell us which one to get on. They were not marked NW or SE but simply inner and outer...as if that helped.
Determined to find the mall and some food, we flipped a coin, took a chance, and set out in search of the Crabtree Valley Mall. After we got on the beltline things got confusing for this small-town boy. Too much traffic. Too many roads. I suddenly knew what Pascal Perez must have felt like. Anyone remember him? He was a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves back in the 80s who never made it to the game because he kept circling the Atlanta bypass and never found his way to old Fulton County Stadium.
Sometimes, when we feel like we are circling our destination or unsure of our destination, we need to stop and reorient ourselves. Sometimes, we need to give the GPS time to reboot and find itself and ourselves.
We need to be located so we can relocate to where we want to be.
Life can get like that at times - as if someone has fai ...
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