Find your Spiritual Direction everytime you are lost
The first time I used a compass was during my Boy Scouting days as a child. Compasses and maps on hand we were taught how to navigate unfamiliar terrain. A compass comes in handy when one gets lost.
True North
Compasses work because of a force in nature that points its needle to what is called the true north, the immovable, trustworthy and reliable starting point. Once found, it is simple and easy to determine one's location and direction.
Without a true north one could go around circles, lost and never find his way. Or if he does, he would have wasted valuable time and energy.
Life's Journeys
The parallel extends into our life's journeys. We can easily lose our way because of unfamiliar terrain, weather changes and a host of other realities. In life however, the compass is our heart and the True North is God.
When we get the needle of our heart directed to Him, finding our way in life becomes much simpler, even with its persistent challenges.
The Needle in Our Heart
What moves the needle in our heart is worship. It is when we take the time to worship God where we find our true north. Like nature there are a variety of forces that draw us away from the right path.
Joining others in corporate worship is a force that directs our hearts from the week's many affairs and points it back to the only One who truly matters. Unfortunately, unlike a compass and its flimsy needle our hearts do not automatically move in the direction of the True North. We have been given the free will to make our own choices.
In other cases it has frozen over and need some serious thawing.
The Force of Worship
It takes a deliberate act to worship God. When we worship Him for who He is, His presence invades the hardened territories of our heart and points it back to the One True North.
As our hearts align to our True North, we are able to fix our minds on the all that is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable and excellent. All the things that embody who God is, the only One who is praiseworthy.
Praise Him for what He has done and worship Him for who He is. Somehow, someway when we worship we will find our way in life's journey.
My Comments Policy
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