Are You Lost?

The tube train was packed as usual as it trundled through central London. Most people were going about their business, oblivious to their travelling companions, but one young man had become pre-occupied with the rather perplexed and obviously disoriented, foreign looking elderly gentleman sat opposite him. The elderly man kept looking down at a map of the Underground in the front of his diary then up at the maps displayed on the train and out of the window as the train passed through each station in turn. From time to time, he’d scratch his head and sigh.

Eventually, the young man decided to approach the elderly gentleman and offer his assistance. Immediately his suspicions were confirmed, the man was not English – he was from Eastern Europe and on his first trip to the UK. Taking the diary that contained the map, the young man stared at it, determined to locate exactly where they were. But turning the diary one way and then the other, he couldn’t make head nor tail of it either. Finally, in frustration, he gave up and closed it and that’s when he understood. The diary was French. The map inside the cover wasn’t of the London Underground at all – it was the Paris metro! No wonder he was lost.

If you’re living in God’s world, the only way to avoid getting lost is to follow God’s Word and His direction for your life. However, all of us can find ourselves lost at times and that’s why we need to remain focused on Christ and follow His lead.

Psalm 23 is probably one of the most well known passages in the Bible. It encourages us with the promise of being led to still waters, restoration of our souls and comfort through life’s difficulties.

Let’s remember, however, that the Lord is not a Shepherd who herds us along life’s path, but a Shepherd who leads us as we choose to follow. As you start a new week ask yourself who or what you are following.

Are you lost? Take hold of the right map for life and follow the Shepherd who will lead you to dwell in His house for ever.

Yours in Him
Nathan
Youth Pastor