Paths

Jesus taught with analogies, using something that we know about to explain how something else works. I like to think in this same way; sometimes I can't understand something because I haven't fully experienced it, but if I can relate it to something else that I have experienced it helps to make things clear.

The analogy of paths is one that I like. Each decision that we make takes us down a different path, and if we make a few wrong choices then we end up somewhere that we don't want to be. You can't just keep going down the same path and expect to get to a different place. Proverbs 3:6-8 tells us that if we acknowledge God He will make our paths straight. Unlike a winding path, you can see where a straight path is going. Proverbs goes on to tell us to 'not be wise in our own eyes.' If God is higher than us then He can see the outcome of the paths that we are on. He is wiser than us, and we should never think that we don't need Him.

- Can you stop and visualize yourself going down different paths; are you headed to where you want to be?
- Do you think you are "wise in your own eyes" like proverbs warns against? What would that look like?