Our pastor told a story Sunday about a couple taking a balloon ride in which the pilot just a few weeks before had been an unemployed surfer. Gives one pause… Can you trust your pilot?

I had an unnerving experience Friday, picking up one of my Haitian friends at the Denver airport so we could get to Dr. Bill Cooper’s memorial service in Fort Collins (100 miles north of where I live). It was snowing, and the Interstate was a parking lot, so I took Colorado 83, which is actually the way I often go. It was working great until the GPS (which I had on just to keep up with my time of arrival) told me to turn way earlier than I expected. And the next turn was onto a road I had never heard of. As were the next four turns.

I’m out in the middle of nowhere, in the snow, with a deadline…

Do I trust the GPS? Yes, and it got me to the Denver airport only 30 minutes later than if the weather had been perfect with no traffic. We made the memorial service with plenty of time to spare. Praise the Lord!

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. (Proverbs 3.5, 6, NKJV)

Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it.” (Isaiah 30.21, NKJV)