Heading the Right Direction

I evidently have a special grocery cart at Walmart with my name on it because I get it nearly ever time I visit the store. It’s the cart that veers off to the right while I’m pushing it to the left! The crazy thing is way out of whack! It’s probably gotten bumped into by little old ladies, reckless teenagers, and distracted middle-agers! The poor cart needs an adjustment; it’s way out of line. It resists my leading as it stubbornly desires to go the opposite way I’m headed! It’s barely serving its intended purpose. By the time I get home I feel like I’ve had an upper body work-out!

Have you ever asked yourself if you’re headed in the right direction, why you’re here, or what your purpose in living is? A good time to ask yourself those things is at the beginning of a new year. Read the quote below from Nancy Leigh Demoss:

“Once we settle the issue of why we’re living, all of life takes on a different perspective.

• It’s not about me.
• It’s not about my convenience.
• It’s not about my comfort.
• It’s not about my happiness.
• It’s not about who likes me, who accepts me.
• It’s not about, “Am I fulfilled in what I’m doing here in life?”
• All that matters is that God is glorified and that He is pleased with my life. “

Does that summarize you and the way you’re living your life, or do you need to make some adjustments? Get “your cart” going in the right direction instead of fighting and trying to go the opposite way. Today, at the beginning of a new year would be a good time to do that.

(I’ll trade carts with you if I meet you at Walmart!)