A woman was once driving through Oregon over the Cascade Range and ran into a snowstorm. She had never driven in snow before and became very frightened. She could either continue on in the storm, stop to buy snow chains, or spend the night in a nearby town. As she pondered her options, she peered ahead and saw a snowplow. She could follow the plow and miss the worst of the driving conditions! Rejoicing in her fortune, she kept as close to the truck as she could while it removed snow from the road. At times the heavy snowfall almost cut off her view, but her faithful guide kept on leading the way. After some time, the plow stopped and its driver got out and walked over to her car. "Lady, where are you going?" he asked. "I'm on my way to Central Oregon," she replied. "Well," he said, "you'll never get there following me! I'm plowing this parking lot!"
Do you ever feel like you're trying to plow through life's storms only to find out you're going in circles? The storms of life have a way of confusing us and leading us down the wrong path. Yet there is one certain way we can find the right path even during difficulties and that's by following God's direction.
D.L. Moody once said, "Trust in yourself, and you are doomed to disappointment; trust in your friends, and they will die and leave you; trust in reputation, and some slanderous tongue may blast it; but trust in God, and you are never to be confounded in time or eternity."
God is faithful and always comes through on His promises. As D.L. Moody said, placing faith in other people, no matter how much they love you or how good their intentions are, will ultimately lead to disappointment. Even good people fail. Yet when you place your faith in God and claim the promises of His Word each day, you will never be disappointed.
It is important that we teach this lesson to our children this as well. Children are very impressionable and they often look up to people and try to pattern their lives them. Many young people have fallen and given up hope because their "idol" gave into temptation and fell, like humans do every day. You can never start too early teaching your children that God is the one who will never fail them, He is the constant in every situation and if they set their focus solely on God, He will never direct them down the right path.
Let's determine to not let the failures of others stop us from focusing on God. Let's set our sights on God and allow Him to direct our paths continually. Determine to spend time in God's Word, find His promises and claim them today. God will never fail us and always He keeps His promises!
