Look left, look right, look ahead or behind, look down, and even up.. Mimi and I had been doing that throughout the trip here – just making sure we wont be hit by the bus or the bike. We’re nearly hit by a falling object from a building having repairs because we were lost finding our way to Camera Obscura. Better be safe than sorry as here is not like back home – what’s left is right and vice versa. It’s good that street signs whether on posts, in corners of buildings or on the pavements point us where to go, when to turn, where to look. Some streets have pedestrian lanes, some have lights for people/cars, others are just blinking lamp posts.. you can cross at your own risk, press a button to wait, or go with the crowd. We walked, got Underground, went on the tube, ride in taxis, get on the plane. Wherever we go, people were busy trying to get somewhere; to work, to a tourist attraction, to eat, to meet, to buy something, visit someone etc.
Life too is a journey -with a beginning and an end. We need road signs to point us where to go. We need God’s Word to point us in the right direction to live as He wants us to. We need friends and family to walk with us when the way is not easy. We look to loved ones for courage and comfort to get us going. We are given the choice to live how we want or need. We sometimes need to wait for the green light to be safe. Other times, we must walk with caution -look left and right. Choices we make all lead somewhere – close to our destination or far from it.
However we live, in our needs or wants, we have a destination or goal to reach. Some live for fame/glory, material success. Some struggle to survive. Children of God are called to God’s purpose to show forth His glory – love God and love neighbor. Whatever we live for – that determines the way we do things, how we respond to people, what we do and say… how hard it is to strive for these goals! This trip has a beginning and an end, as with all vacations, we go back home. So with life, at the end of it, we go somewhere. For Christians, we go home to our Creator who has prepared for us a place with Him in heaven for eternity.
How about you, friend? How is your travel? Are you tired? Are you lost? Are you on the way? Have you found your LIFE-driven God-given purpose? What is the purpose-driven life about? Read the Bible and find out. Know God and know the path to a truly abundant and blessed journey called life on earth as it is in heaven.
