Ask for Directions

Have you ever had an electronic gadget that you couldn’t figure out how to turn on or off? You dug out the manual, read through it, and found the little illustration. It is so obvious now that you know. But you didn’t know until you read the manual.

James reminds us, "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him" (James 1:5). When we consult God’s Word, the user’s manual of life, He will guide us.

The psalmist said, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" (Psalm 119:105). As we read God’s Word, we will know His way. We find out things in His Word that we would not know otherwise.

When Moses asked God for divine direction, God told him, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest" (Exodus 33:14). Or literally, "My face will go with you." God was telling Moses, "You have my full attention, and I will be watching your every move."

Have you ever been talking to someone who wasn’t looking at you? You are telling him something, and he is looking past you or looking around or checking his watch.

God was saying to Moses, "I’m going to go with you. And not only am I going to go with you, but I am going to be looking at you. I will keep My eye on you. I am going to be really dialed into everything you are experiencing."

So often we try to do in our own strength what God promises to do for us. And worrying is completely useless. Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.