Flying
Once when we were on an instrument flight plan (a flight with a defined course and altitude, monitored by Air Traffic Control), I bumped the navigation device, changing the setting. And, instantly, we were on a flight path other than our assigned one. WHOOPS!
Air traffic control contacted us, we identified our (my) error, corrected it, and we were back on course.
If we hadn’t corrected our course, we would have ended up somewhere out in the Atlantic rather than where we wanted to go.
Our Christian Walk
And that is true in the Christian walk as well.
We can make a slight deviation from closely following the Lord, and end up in a wilderness.
Course Correction
The steps to correcting our Christian walk are similar to correcting our flight path.
One. We have a defined path, set out for us in the Word of God. (The instrument flight plan.)
Two. We fail to follow that path because we don’t know the word of God, from habit, from sin. (In our case, because I accidently changed the navigation instrument.)
Three. The Holy Spirit tells us we are off track. (Air Traffic Control told us.)
Four. We then have to agree we are off track, repent, and correct our course. (We corrected the navigation setting and rejoined our correct flight path.)
Our Responsibilities
We must determine to learn the Word of God and apply it to our lives.
We must pay attention.
We need a sensitive heart to hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to us about our lives.
When we learn we are off course, we need to
Stop!
Confess!
Repent!
Change course.
Prayer
Lord, please help us listen to You and follow closely. Please show us when we are off track, give us the determination to correct our course, confessing our sins, and changing our thoughts, words, and deeds.
