On the way back home I simply reversed the list of directions and expected smooth sailing. Trouble is, I changed the starting point. We stopped for breakfast at the IHOP near the Mall of America. I noticed the day before that the 494E, a road we needed, was right near the mall. After breakfast we got on the 494E and started looking for 100N. After driving for a half hour I realized that something wasn't right. We finally figured out that the entrance to the highway we had taken near the mall was already past 100N.
We weren't exactly lost; we could have found our way from where we were. The bigger problem was, we had given the same directions to our son and we had no way to contact him. They had taken a slight detour to check out another store. Feeling responsible, we travelled back the half hour and did all we could to find them, to no avail.
It all worked out in the end and I was reminded just how important it is in the spiritual realm to start in the right place. No matter how many things we may get right, if we don't start in the right place, with faith in Christ and putting God first, we will certainly lose our way. And how much worse when we put others off course along with ourselves. But as long as we have breath, we can get back on track by trusting the Lord rather than relying on ourselves.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Dave
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