I got lost on the mountain today. Well, sort of. You see, I know where the mountain is and how it relates to the other mountains, so even though I got off the trail somehow, I still knew generally where I was. I had never hiked this particular trail, but I had my phone tracking my progress so if need be, I could always turn around and follow my phone down the same way I had hiked up. I didn't want to do that because the way up had been STEEP and I had to stop and rest multiple times. I couldn't imagine trying to go down without slipping on the autumn leaves.
So I got out my trusty map and discovered that if I walked west on the trail I was on, I could juke over to the main trail and take it down the mountain. From the markings on the map, I saw that it would probably be an easier walk and since my legs felt like jelly, I decided that would be the safer choice. I came along to a little trail that went the right direction and down the mountain on the opposite side of where my car was parked so I took it figuring that I would hit the main trail very soon. Nope! You see, I figured out later that I had been on the south side of the little loop at the top of the mountain instead of the north side, so when I juked over, I hit the top part of the loop, not the part that jukes over to the main trail, so had I stayed on the path, I would have just continued to go in circles on the top of the mountain.
So I found a trail that went the right direction on the right side of the mountain and started down. It was just sort of treacherous. I think only deer could have traversed this trail safely but I didn't panic because I could still see the valley and landmarks below so if I could just get down the mountain on the right side, I could find the main road and walk back to my car (or call my trusted hiking buddy to come get me).
As I clung to trees along the trail to keep from sliding down to the rocks below, I prayed that God would get me down safely. About that time my husband texted wanting me to bring him a snack at work. I thought to myself, he may have seen me for the very last time and all he cares about is a snack! LOL! I stopped for a rest and got out my phone and just for fun opened Google and said, Google, where am I? A map pulled up on the screen and miracle of miracles, the main trail that I was looking for was on it so I followed the little blue dot on the Google map all the way to the main trail, sliding on my butt at times because it was too steep to try to walk it and picking up a few ticks along the way. Turns out I would have found it without Google but it felt a whole lot better knowing that at least Google knew where I was.
Do you ever feel like this in life? Lost, alone, in a wilderness, not knowing which direction to go? I know I have. And it's nice to know that at any time, I am a little blue dot on God's radar. He knows exactly where I am and where I need to get to. I'm not lost to Him. If I follow the directions He has mapped out for me in His Word, I will reach my destination. And I can call Him up anytime day or night and He's never out of range. We are so blessed to have a God that is so near.
So I got out my trusty map and discovered that if I walked west on the trail I was on, I could juke over to the main trail and take it down the mountain. From the markings on the map, I saw that it would probably be an easier walk and since my legs felt like jelly, I decided that would be the safer choice. I came along to a little trail that went the right direction and down the mountain on the opposite side of where my car was parked so I took it figuring that I would hit the main trail very soon. Nope! You see, I figured out later that I had been on the south side of the little loop at the top of the mountain instead of the north side, so when I juked over, I hit the top part of the loop, not the part that jukes over to the main trail, so had I stayed on the path, I would have just continued to go in circles on the top of the mountain.
So I found a trail that went the right direction on the right side of the mountain and started down. It was just sort of treacherous. I think only deer could have traversed this trail safely but I didn't panic because I could still see the valley and landmarks below so if I could just get down the mountain on the right side, I could find the main road and walk back to my car (or call my trusted hiking buddy to come get me).
As I clung to trees along the trail to keep from sliding down to the rocks below, I prayed that God would get me down safely. About that time my husband texted wanting me to bring him a snack at work. I thought to myself, he may have seen me for the very last time and all he cares about is a snack! LOL! I stopped for a rest and got out my phone and just for fun opened Google and said, Google, where am I? A map pulled up on the screen and miracle of miracles, the main trail that I was looking for was on it so I followed the little blue dot on the Google map all the way to the main trail, sliding on my butt at times because it was too steep to try to walk it and picking up a few ticks along the way. Turns out I would have found it without Google but it felt a whole lot better knowing that at least Google knew where I was.
Do you ever feel like this in life? Lost, alone, in a wilderness, not knowing which direction to go? I know I have. And it's nice to know that at any time, I am a little blue dot on God's radar. He knows exactly where I am and where I need to get to. I'm not lost to Him. If I follow the directions He has mapped out for me in His Word, I will reach my destination. And I can call Him up anytime day or night and He's never out of range. We are so blessed to have a God that is so near.
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