Think about Him in all your ways and He will guide you on the right paths.  Don’t consider yourself to be wise, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.  Proverbs 3:6 HCSB

 

I am a fan of NHRA racing, which is 1/4 mile drag strip racing and my husband is a fan of NASCAR which is where the cars go round and round in a circle many, many times.  In NHRA, things happen so quickly there is no time for warnings, but in NASCAR they fly a caution flag if something presents a dangerous situation for the drivers on the track.  The drivers must be aware of which flag is out to avoid a life threatening mistake on the track. God knows what we need in our present time,  He also knows what we will need ten years from now.  I have learned that when I focus on Him, I am much wiser.  Not that I am so smart, but I draw wisdom from God just as I draw strength from Him when I am weak.

I would like to think that I’m a smart cookie, but honestly, without God I am dumb as a box of rocks.  I look back on my life and I have made some pretty big mistakes.  My worst mistakes were made when I thought that I knew better than God, what was right for me.  When I was in the process of making these mistakes, God was sending me big red flags.  He was giving me warnings.

When I focus on God and His great wisdom and His awesome power, then He gives me a little gift called discernment.  The dictionary describes discernment as the ability to judge well.  As I have looked back on mistakes that I have made in my life, I have often thought, “If only I could go back to that time, knowing what I know now”.  Let’s face it, hindsight truly is 20/20. What we must understand is that God has already seen our future.  He knows exactly what we will be doing 10 or 20 years from now.  Now, I don’t know what my life will hold 30 seconds from now, so why wouldn’t I trust someone who knows my future and holds it in His very capable hands?

I can’t go back and undo the mistakes of my past, but praise God, I can make many less mistakes in the future.  I will never be perfect, but I will always serve the God who is.  I will keep my focus on Him.  He will give me wisdom and discernment.  He will guide me along the right paths.

I know what evil can do to me and I will turn away from it.  Most importantly, I will thank God for those big red flags that he sends to warn me.  I have learned that God throws caution flags on the tracks of our lives.  He issues warnings, some subtle and some not to subtle.  God doesn’t want us to mess up.  He doesn’t want us to make  a mess of our lives.  He gives us free will so we can choose to make a mistake or not.  But if we stay in close relationship with Him.  He will guide us and I have learned, albeit the hard way, that God will never steer me down the wrong path!

Have a great day!