GPS #1 - Directionally Challenged

This week we began a new discussion series called GPS. Our goal over the next few weeks is to learn "systems" or "practices" that will help us grow our relationship with God, so that we on really see where He would have us go.

The trouble is that most of us are directionally challenged.
Instead of finding direction and meaning from God, we finding money, career, power, status, family and friends, etc. We set our life by the stuff of earth instead of the tings of Heaven. Then as life goes by we yell at God that we have no idea where we are going, how we got here, or why our life isn't moving and exciting.

I believe that this directionally challenged life partly because we are asking the wrong question. Most of ask, "where am I know, and where should I be going next."
This is based off of a self-centered few of life. We start with life now... "me now" and the seek direction on life later.... "me future."

When maybe the real question is "where is God moving and how can I join with him."
This directional question is based on the movement of God, his dreams, his desires... not ours. It's a much bigger and much more exciting question... because God is limitless in what is doing and wants to do in our world.

Jesus said, "My Father is always at work, and so am I" (John 5:17)
Then he says, "I tell you the truth, the son can do nothing by himself. He only does what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does the son also does." (John 5:19)

That is amazing and very insightful for us. Set your course by what God is already doing. Start looking for God action in our lives, churches, community and world.

The problem is we can't see what God is doing unless we address a blinding issue in our lives.... STUBBORNNESS. Read the story of Balaam and his donkey in Numbers Chapter 22. A great spiritual man was blinded by his own stubbornness. God had to creatively get Balaam's attention and once again remind his servant to live a humble life of obedience.

Since I can be a really stubborn person at times, I love reading this story. It reminds me that if God can have an "Ass" see spiritual things before the "rock-star spiritual giant Balaam, maybe I can begin to see the things of God as well.

Are you directionally challenged today?
Ask yourself.... "am I a stubborn person"?
Ask yourself.... " am I looking for where God is already moving, or am i trying to have things my way, and make them look really spiritual."