As they were traveling in the desert, the Israelites knew their end point. It was the promised land, the land of milk and honey, the Land of Opportunity. At this point in their journey, they had no real idea what direction they would take to get there. Does this bother any of you? If you are a “Type A” kind of person like I am, it would have driven you nuts. People like me always have a plan and always know where they are going and how they are getting there. Anyone relate?

But for the Israelites, they had God’s physical presence guiding them at every turn. God guided them with a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

Numbers 9:16-17
16 That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered it, and at night it looked like fire. 17 Whenever the cloud lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped.

How nice would that be to have exact direction as to where you are going and where you must stop on a day to day basis. We don’t always have our endpoint set out for us. We usually don’t have the exact directions to take as well. This has been a big struggle for me these days. I have been thrust back into the role of Army Wife (quite unwillingly, but that is part of this whole mapped out thing) We are not sure where God will take us and how these next several months will pan out. Is there some uncertainty in your life right now?

Here’s the deal…God knows where He is taking you and what route you will go TOGETHER. Noticed the bold print. You are not alone in this journey. God goes with you every step. Let me rephrase that. He has His plan for you, how about you join Him. Go together, not by yourself. Together the path is straight. By yourself, it’s pretty rocky and you will get side tracked.

Proverbs 3:5-6
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

In order walk that straight path, you must lean on His direction and His divine map. Through prayer and Bible reading, the Lord will take you where you need to go. My husband always has a time tested way to discern the Lord’s will. After much prayer and reading, if He doesn’t feel at peace about a situation, he either doesn’t go through with it or he sits on it for awhile longer. Let God speak to your heart. If He is giving you the go ahead, you will feel at ease and the doors will open right up. On the other hand, if it is not the right turn and you don’t feel that peace, don’t try to manipulate the situation. Just stop where you are and go back to God for further direction.

Even though we don’t have an exact visual like the cloud and the fire, the Holy Spirit is a very powerful GPS. Open your heart to God’s guidance and He will lead you down His right and glorious road.