Our Rudder

Last weekend my sister and brother-in-law celebrated their 65th Anniversary. As we were looking through the photo album my sister Burneta shared a story of leaving the church for the honeymoon. They were driven by a friend to the place where they had hidden their car so no shenanigans could be done to it.

I was amazed at how similar our stories were. We also had arranged for a friend to drive us to a hidden location where our car was. We left the church with a friend and several folks tried to follow us. Our driver drove around trying to lose them but they were insistent until we finally got stopped by the town cop in Albion. Once he heard our story and saw how we were still dressed in wedding attire, he said he'd take care of the rest and promptly let us go and stopped the rest of the group behind us. That gave us time to get away and into our own car before they caught up with us.

"When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go," (James 3:3-4 NIV).

Sometimes we try to direct our own way without waiting on God's plan for us, and it doesn't always go so well. But if we follow God's plan as we feel in our heart that it is the right way, things usually go better for us. God is our rudder for life.

 May God guide you safely today so you can get where you want to go. Blessings.