WHERE ARE YOU GOING? (1)
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? (1)
Every road leads to a destination. There are signs and symbols that give direction placed at every critical point in cities, towns and villages. Each and everyone leave their places to arrive at different destinations. Where you are presently is someone’s destination. Your starting point is somebody’s destination. Your destination is someone’s starting point. Decision precedes direction and destinations determine direction. Likewise, your direction determines your destination. Destination, decision and direction are the key ingredients if you want to live a fulfilled life.
Haven’t you see that in the morning you leave your house to your office and as you are leaving you see people going to the same direction you are coming from. Your daily bread is somewhere else while theirs is where you are leaving. Definitely, all of us have destinations, whether we reach our destinations or not is another thing entirely. To reach your destination, you must first know where you are and why you are where you are. The question now is, “where are you? Do you know you are on a journey? If you know, then where are you in the journey of life? You must know the junction you are in whether it is your final destination, starting point or wrong bus stop.
Let’s learn some vital lessons from Hagar, Sarah’s maid. She took a flight from the presence of her mistress because of arrogance and pride (see Genesis 16:1-6). To God, Abraham’s house was her final destination but pride shifted her to the wilderness. Hagar took a flight to no destination; she walked NOT in the way of the Lord. You can imagine, a traveller leaving his house to the airport, on getting to the counter, he tells the attendant, please sell me a ticket and the sale attendant asked, to where? And he said, to anywhere. Such a man is the greatest fool of all time. No man should take off in life without having a destination in life, but the funniest thing is, many people are already embarking on the journey of life without a defined destination. Hagar was the very first fool. She did not prepare for life.
The Angel of the Lord caught up with her in the desert and asked, “Why are you here? Where are you going?" Hear Hagar, "I flee from the face of my mistress Sarah." From this encounter, you will understand that Hagar did not know where she was going and couldn’t explain why she was where she was. Are you one of the people who cannot explain where they are and why they are where they are? If you are such a person, you do not have a chance in life. It is better to ask God to cut up with you now at this junction. It is suicidal, painful and disastrous to NOT know where you are going in life. Beloved, you need direction. Ask God for direction. You cannot live your life aimlessly; wandering about the desert of life can lead to frustration, untimely death, and unfulfilled purpose. You need direction, I need one. A man that has no destination is not only dangerous to the society, but also a disaster waiting to happen. Your prayer this morning should be, Lord, give me direction. By tomorrow we shall look at this Hagar’s encounter critically and pick one or two lessons for our lives.
Word Affirmation: The Lord establishes my steps – Proverbs 16:9. (Don't just say it, mean it!)
“You cannot live your life aimlessly; wandering about the desert of life can lead to frustration, untimely death, and unfulfilled purpose.”
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