Make the Turn

Let’s start this with the universally accepted premise that us guys just don’t like asking for directions.  Somewhere in our DNA it seems that there must be a gene that kicks into action the second our minds start to form the word direction(s), that particular wire gets instantly shorted out, and we go upon our merry way—directionless.  We fail to make the turn we should because we “know” where we are going.

The same gene has a vocal side which we can hear only in our minds.  It will never fail to tell us “aw, go on, you can do it”, or “hey, champ, what do you mean you need help with that?”, or something similar.  It almost seems that this gene survives so well because of an abundance of testosterone.  It’s pretty much a guy thing.

Are you perhaps considering that this line of thinking applies only to our lack of desire to ask for directions?  As they say on a segment of the pre-game show of Monday Night Football, “Come on man!”  We think this way a lot don’t we?  We find it difficult to remember that our minds are dangerous playgrounds and that we have no business being there by ourselves.

How many times have you said to yourself “I’ve got to do better”, “I wish I could stop doing that”, or something similar when it comes to behavior, habits, or actions.  Now be real for just a second—how many times have you actually done better or stopped doing that—whatever it is?  Very seldom, if ever, would be a good educated guess.  If we’re doing things habitually, or even fairly regularly acting in ways we wish we weren’t—it’s simply not going to change just because we wish it would. It ain’t gonna happen!

The greatest change agent for our personal lives comes from making a right turn.  When we turn from ourselves, and make the turn to God, seeking His direction and His will for our lives, our lives will change.  It is through making that turn that we finally are seeking a sense of direction for our lives, a path to follow, a path that will lead us to calmness, peace, hope, and, by the way, to a reward greater than we could ever provide ourselves.  We are a broken lot, and we don’t un-break ourselves by ourselves. 

Bottom Line Thought:  Consider that Jesus surrounded himself with very broken men, the same men who carried on His work after He died for us all.  Can you make the turn?