Today is the big race
When 1000s of people will show up
to run
to walk
to skip
5 miles
to do whatever it takes
to finish the race.
The course will be filled with energy
as bystanders
cheer on the runners
from start to finish
as they run the course
that is set before them.
Following the leader
following the one
in front of me
as I don't know the course
as I am beyond
Directionally Challenged
but I won't get lost
because I will follow the crowd
to the finish line.
But...
What if the leader of the pack
changed the course
where would all of the runners end up~
at his/her finish line
because they
because I
will follow the leader
even over a cliff.
Just like sheep
as sheep
have an instinct to follow the sheep in front of them~
if one jumps off a cliff
they will all jump off
wherever
their leader leads
no thinking allowed.
Directionally Challenged~
in need of a
Good Shepherd
To Trust in with all my heart
to point me
in the right direction
to get me back on course
because
I am
Directionally Challenged
wandering
when
I am following my own way. Your Word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105
In need of a Good Shepherd
Jesus spoke to them, saying," I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 18:12
In need of a Good Shepherd
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of My hand. John 10:27-28
The Good Shepherd
Whose eyes I am to be fixed on
as I run
as you run
this race called
life.
So
let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
By following
The Good Shepherd
by
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. Hebrews 12:1-2
Who will never lead us off a cliff...
but if
He did
He would be right there to
catch us.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6