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What does it mean to trust? At its most basic level, trust leads to action. It does me no good to say, “I trust that the chair will hold me,” while I refuse to sit on it.

Here’s an exercise: do you trust your GPS when you can’t back it up with a map?

I’m content with turn by turn directions. Years ago, when you could get a “Trip-Tic” from AAA, I loved them. Every page had a short section of our road trip with clear directions marked. Not June. She likes a large map so she can see the big picture.

On a recent road trip, we needed to get from Dayton, Tennessee, to our son’s home in Cumming, Georgia (north of Atlanta). There is an interstate way, and a “direct way,” that’s supposed to be quicker.

Whether or not it was quicker is debatable, but it surely wasn’t easier! And to complicate matters, June couldn’t find any of the roads we were using on the paper map that we had with us. Ultimately, we just had to trust that the map program “lady” knew what she was doing.

She got us there, and we survived the experience. And we sure had to apply Proverbs 3.5, 6!

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge And He shall direct your paths. (NKJV)

Upon reflection, isn’t it true that following God’s direction is a bit more like GPS’ turn-by-turn directions than a map where you see everything at once?

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it…” (Isaiah 30.21, ESV)