God Makes Me Feel Like a Cow

Sometimes I feel like God is herding me like a cow.. or a sheep. Either one. I’ll explain.

If you’ve never heard the analogy of God being like a GPS, let me fill you in.

When we’re traveling somewhere specific, we like to know the full route before we get going, right? I know I do. I want to see different roads I could take and how long each trip will be. Understandable.

But God – He doesn’t let you see the full road before you, He doesn’t show you the exact destination. He guides you as you’re going just like the little navigation lady. She doesn’t say “turn right, then you’ll turn left, and at the waterfall, you'll make another left…”.

No, she says, “turn right”.

Then silence. Then another direction. Then silence. It’s up to you to trust that she’s not leading you astray. Trust that she knows the best route to get you to that destination. Even though it may seem odd or out of the way, she may be guiding you around the heavy traffic, around the closed road, etc.

God’s like that. He gives direction and then says trust Me. When you’ve gone far enough on that route, He gives a new direction and again says trust Me. He knows your ultimate destination. He planned it for you.

So, back to being a cow.

I do try to trust Him on these routes that seem off. Right now, I’m living close to where I grew up. This isn’t what I envisioned for my future. I wanted (and still desire) to travel. I want to live in various locations, meet new people along the way, and experience different cultures.

So, how am I living an hour and a half away from my hometown? God. Because I’m living here, I keep thinking I should be vacating the acting path, but He keeps herding me back onto it, ever so gently (see posts: The Buffet of Opportunity and How I Got on the Crime Drama Series, Vindication), so that I don’t completely abandon it. He keeps giving me these little nudges that keep me from wandering too far.

The latest nudge? I got a text from my former agent the other day (Feb. 1, 2018) out of the blue. She said that this commercial and print job I did a while back reached out to her because they wanted to renew my print contract for another year! That means another acting paycheck coming this way without effort on my part.

Y’all, God works behind the scenes all the time. You never know what’s coming next.

That was another confirmation to me that said, “Hey, I’m gonna take care of you like I said I would (see post: God Showed Up While I Was Doing Laundry). I have this plan for you, and I’m gonna keep showing you that I want you on this path.”

Still being a piece of the puzzle,
Venus

If you decide that you want God in your life, here's a simple prayer you can say quietly or out loud:

Dear God, I'm a sinner. I’m sorry for my sin; please forgive me.

I believe Jesus Christ is Your Son and that He died for my sins and You raised Him to life.

I want to invite Him into my heart to take control of my life.

In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

(No pressure, but if you do say this prayer, I'd love to know so you're not stuck with the thought of, "Okaaaaay, what now?")