"All we like sheep have gone astray;
We have turned, every one, to his own way;
And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all".Isaiah 53:6

 

It's a little late this week...sorry about that. 

 

I was reading in The Joshua Code, and it mentioned something I never thought of.  "Many animals have an inner instinct that enables them to find their way home from great distances.  But not sheep.  They are directionless".  No wonder the Bible refers to us as sheep, and our need for a Shepherd!  For so long in my life I was directionless.  I would try one thing for a while, then another and another looking for something...I don't know, maybe it was happiness, friendship, fulfillment.  But everywhere I turned I was left empty, and in search of more.  Always more.  It's amazing how patient God is with me, and how long He waited for me to figure out what I needed.  And even before I realized what I needed...He already paid the price for what I deserved in this life.

 

When I realized how badly I needed a Saviour, that's when things started to change.  I found a direction!  I started to understand things like joy, and how that's different from happiness.  I didn't just find friendship, I began a relationship...and through that I found fulfillment in a purpose.  People often will comment about my weekly activities through our church as if I'm crazy.  I usually just smile and laugh it off.  But maybe I need to start explaining the purpose I've found, and why I do what I do these days.