During yesterday’s retreat, we mentioned that the Global Positioning System (GPS) we commonly use today requires us to input both the starting point and the destination so that the system can successfully guide us to our destination. This serves as a reminder that our lives need a clear goal and direction, and we must be aware of our current position so that the navigation system can effectively guide us.
You might have had the experience where you’re heading to a place you frequent, and you know the route that will get you there the quickest, so you don’t rely on the GPS for directions. But then, suddenly, you encounter roadwork, a traffic accident, or other unexpected events, which forces you to make immediate changes, such as taking a detour, and ultimately causing a delay. Many of us, like other GPS users, might regret not using the GPS from the start, which caused our plans being thrown off! This experience and feeling are probably familiar to you.
Our lives are much like a journey. Once we set a life goal and decide to strive towards it, generally, we can follow many worldly methods and wisdom to help us reach that goal. However, life often presents unexpected twists and turns, requiring us to change our initial decisions or even alter the course of our lives!
God knows that we will face many twists and turns in our lives, and He has specifically given us the virtues of faith, hope, and love to guide us.
Among them, “hope” can be seen as our life’s navigation system. It is our guide, especially when we face obstacles in life.
Hope can be the light on our journey, helping us find the way and overcome both internal and external struggles.
Life indeed feels like a maze, especially in this rapidly changing era. Often, we fail to grasp what is happening around us and why events unfold the way they do because things happen so fast. We must respond quickly, much like making immediate decisions on a fast-moving highway. When we are at a loss, how can we make wise decisions and choose the right direction? In such circumstances, ordinary navigation systems are of little help!
Does God want us to be lost? Absolutely not! He has already prepared a navigation system for our lives. Do we want to keep repeating the same mistakes, thinking that we have mastered the way ahead, and refuse to use the navigation system that God has “tailor-made” for us?
Getting lost on the road may not cause much harm. At most, it will just delay our journey. But if we make the same mistake in our lives, the consequences are far more serious.
Let us accept God’s deepest concerns for us and entrust the role of life’s navigation to Him, and let Him take the lead!
Reflection
Do you think you can easily adapt to life in this rapidly changing era without getting lost? What do you rely on as your life’s navigation system?
Have you ever felt lost or disoriented in your life? Reflect on that experience and how you felt.
Do you trust the life navigation system God has prepared for you? Do you yearn for and are you willing to accept God’s loving concern for you, and give Him the guiding role in your life?
Today’s Prayer
Almighty Abba Father, thank You for giving me an important reminder in today’s reflection, that is, no matter how bumpy or challenging life may be, or how many disappointments I face, I am not facing them alone. You have already prepared and blessed me with a tailor-made life navigation system, guiding me and being my light in the darkness, leading me when I am lost.
Please don’t let me fall into the abyss of despair, but help me to always recognize Your care for me, even in difficult times. May I awaken from the stubbornness of self-navigation and turn to You for protection, so that the “hope” You have gifted me can be the navigator of my life.
Holy Spirit, I submit myself to You. Take charge of my life
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