I was walking to my car the other day and I saw this image
above. I looked around at some of the other arrows and noticed some looked
cleaner, some shared the same look as this one, and others were way worse. I
had to stop and look at this one for awhile and I am sure I looked weird
pulling out my phone to take the picture, but I was thinking about direction.
The arrows in the parking lot give direction for the path in
and out. They show which way our cars should be going (I emphasize “should”
because that is not always the case with some drivers), and they are visible
for the driver to see clearly while moving through the lot. The direction is
clear.
As I thought about this arrow it made me think about our direction
in life. We are all in search of direction. At one point in time we all sat and
thought, “Where am I going?” or “What am I going to do?” It is the reality we
all face at one point in life, if we are really honest we know it is more than
just once.
The beautiful thing about this arrow is how rough it looks.
I wish I would have taken a picture of a clean one for the sake of comparison,
but it is more important to focus on the rough look. In life we all have
different journeys. We all have different experiences that define who we are
and we must remember the path we have taken to get where we are today.
Every arrow is different. Every path is defined by different
struggles. As we walk with Christ, some may experience rougher terrain than
others, but we all end up at the same place. We must embrace our journey. We
need to learn from the tread marks, the dirt we have covering our paint, and
some of the chips that have occurred over time, in order to remind ourselves of
how glorious and gracious our Creator is to allow us to have a path to follow.
His arrows are visible. We must be willing to follow His
direction to get to where we need to be. Some will push against the grain and
choose to go out the wrong way, but that’s not for us to judge or gaze at with
an evil eye. We need to follow our path, nod at the person going the wrong way
hopefully teaching them the correct path to follow by example, and go forward
to our destination.
Your path may or may not be discolored, dirty, or rough, but
it is still a path to embrace, as long as you’re following the correct arrows
that lead you to the One they are pointing you towards. As for you with the disfigured arrow; remember
your God has given you the life you have lived and is guiding your path to Him,
stay focused and follow, and you will end up where you need to be.
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