Caught in a Loop!

There is a scene in the last Matrix film where Neo is stuck in cyberspace at this really weird train station. When the train comes it picks up everyone but him. So he decide to jump down on the tracks and just run to get out of there. He runs off the left side of the screen into the darkness only to appear again on the right side of the screen, right back at the same place he started. All his efforts are just getting him nowhere! I know it's crazy, but I have really felt that way before. In Atlanta, there are so many oneway streets, that on one of my trips see the Braves, I simply felt like I was going around in circles trying to get back to the interstate.

Last night and this morning, I've been trying to follow instructions on my Norton Antivirus Program to get rid of some "at risk" files. I have followed all the instructions, and you guessed it I have gotten nowhere fast! I did a google search to try and find a remedy for some of the problems, and wow! did I ever find a lot of help? I was overwhelmed with instructions, help, new programs to buy, and different ways to "fix" my probelm. Which one is right? If you choose the wrong one, it might be really expensive, and it might even make your poblems worse instead of better! What do you do?

Sometimes I'm afraid that we approach spiritual problems much the same way. We get guidance from too many sources, or what's worse we use a faulty guidance system. The word for today is again from the Psalmist, Psalm 119:37:

Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word. NIV

There certainly are loads of worthless instruction out there. So, this morning I want to encourage you to get your directions from a trusted source. The one source that can always be trusted. Let God's Word guide you today. This is Truth that works!

And while your turning your eyes away from worthless things, "Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace." Have a blessed day.