Global Position System

**The following post written on May 28 2009 at 12:32AM**

Dear all,

Ever since my parents travelled up to Indiana from Georgia to take Jason and me home with the help of a family friend's GPS, my dad was determined and excited to get a GPS of our own. Not long after our arrival back at home, our GPS came in the mail. It is very small and cute; I like how it has a "mute" button that I can click on when it becomes necessary;)

Today, my family went up to meet up with some friends to hang out. On our way there, with my parents happily discussing how GPS has made traveling so much more enjoyable, I started thinking about how GPS is actually so close to the nature of God. For one thing, it always knows the road that we cannot foresee and leads us on in full confidence. I also started to wonder-- if it is so easy for humans to trust a machine, why is it so hard to trust a living king sometimes?

As I let my mind wandered off, I see how God is so great and loving-- He has cared for us enough to know our footsteps and has loved us enough to lead us on. His love is vast because He has given Jesus' sacrifice for us as a free gift so when we turn the wrong way He does not sit back and simply "recalculates," but forgives us, personally pulls us back on track, and continues to lead us on.

My Lord is an awesome God, so how can I ever stop praising Him?

O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.
You hem me in-- behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
Psalms 139:1-10

Amen.

I was inspired to use the scriptures above by a Chinese hymn, 展開清晨的翅膀 (click!). I hope you enjoy it as I do :)

Love,
Anna