It's time to think back

Native Americans just don't seem to get lost! I've tried to figure this out. Maybe it's just instinct, but over and over I've noticed something,

Indians pay very close attention to where they are going, seldom do they have to travel there twice to know where they're going. Now, they have taught me a very valuable lesson, If you want to know your way, pay close attention to where you have been!

Psalm 78 is a record of the sad history of God's people, Israel. Oh, and some of His current people too. (Verse 10) They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

Why? (Verse 11) And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had showed them.

You see, they forgot where God had brought them from. And then throughout the chapter, it says, "They spoke against God," (verse 19), "they kept on sinning" (verse 32). In spite of His wonders they didn’t believe. Another verse says they rebelled against Him. And the result? Well, it says, Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble. (Verse 33)

The bottom-line is summed up in verse 42, They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. All the wonderful times God had intervened, and blessed, provided and protected. They simply forgot when they were facing a new challenge or a new choice.

So what's changed? Not much! As God's children today we get lost when we fail to remember where we've been with Him before. Maybe you are facing a choice or a challenge right now. A crossroads that could take you deeper into God's great plans for you, or down the wrong road.

It's time to think back. Ask yourself questions like these; what scripture verses has God used to guide my life in the past? Go over them, quote them, depend on them for this crossroad too. Another question; what has God said to me in recent months as I've prayed and spent time with Him in His Word? What patterns can I see in how God has led me in the past? Remember the past has been preparation for this moment. What does it look like He has been preparing you for? What are some times that I have seen my God intervene and support me, supply for me? Expect Him to be the same God for you again. It may be a different method, but the same awesome, Heavenly Father. There's a way to keep from getting lost; pay close attention to where you've already been. The Good Shepherd who brought this far isn't about to leave you now. Looking back over the path of your lifetime you will be able to say, "He’s been Faithful!"

Following Jesus,