A PLAIN PATH
My friend and I
had driven over 200 miles to visit her brother’s grave. At the edge of the
cemetery the pavement ended, so the choice was to retrace your steps or take
the gravel road. Since it was my car I opted for the “shorter” route --- the
gravel road.
WRONG CHOICE!
The road became
narrower and narrower! In some places it was covered with water. In others it
was badly washed out from the recent rains. It was too narrow to turn around
and too far to back up so we kept going. We finally made it back to a good road
after miles of cautiously driving rough miles of curves and hills.
I was reminded of
Psalm 27:7-11. “Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon
me, and answer me. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee,
Thy face, LORD, will I seek. Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy
servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake
me, O God of my salvation. When my father and my mother forsake me, then
the LORD will take me up. Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain
path, because of mine enemies.“, especially verse 11.
When we try to
take short cuts in life and wander away from God’s solid pathway, we wind up
with problems and stress!
Leslie Nivens (12/12/1928-3/1/2020)
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