InAWord_Guidance_2005.pdfInAWord_Happiness_2005.pdfInAWord_LandHo_2005.pdfGetting Your Bearings
| SOME WORDS AND ADVICE | COMMENTS |
| Bearings_Storybook_01-14-09.pdf | Storyboard for "Getting your Bearings", as described below and in the attached presentation and audio file. |
| Bearings_AboutStars_01-22-09.pdf | Since time recorded, man has looked to the celestial bodies for navigation; but should we look to Astrology for personal direction? What do the stars have in common with information? Both the stars and information can be either absolute (or |
| InAWord_Guidance_2005.pdf |
Do you remember "Pete's Dragon"; the dragon was the hero that lit the wick for the lighthouse - which guided the boat safely into harbor. Everyone needs guidance of one sort or another... |
| InAWord_Happiness_2005.pdf |
Now where that happiness go? Even Anne Frank was able to find it when faced with the condition of concentration camps. How does happiness differ from joy? |
| InAWord_LandHo_2005.pdf |
Sailors of ye old ships would make such a pronouncement; and it sure be a better sound that the whistling that might suggest mutiny... |
| Bearings_JudgingDistance_02-12-09.pdf | There is a Proverb that tell us that God makes us able to carry out our plans; but to plot the plans in the first place, what tools or instruments does God offer? |
| Bearings_AboutTerrain_02-22-09.pdf | Terrain has much to do with our speed of travel; take for example, hiking up a mountain with a steep elevation and nothing but a "goat" trail. On the other hand, a flat surface with a well-marked path is obviously much easier. Planning (and preparing) for the terrain is always prudent... |
| Bearings_HeightsElevations_03-10-09.pdf | Terrain obviously includes heights and elevations; referring to the "war game", this terrain offers some advantageous and strength; but what about God's heights? |
| Coming next: "Using Maps" | Besides GPS, electronic and other conventional maps; what maps are helpful for getting (and keeping) your bearings? |
"The
requirements for a Good Guide are reliability and accurate
knowledge" 
- 1 Corinthians 4, The Message
"GETTING YOUR BEARINGS" is not about the actual nautical navigation, but is about the "moral compass" of life; that is, making good choices and, consequently, realizing a route or direction that is beneficial for you.
Life offers many choices and decisions; and how we choose depends largely on what (and whom) we value or esteem. Making a wrong choice is always possible, even probable at times; but the good news is that bad choices are seldom the finale. We have the benefit - and even privilege - to learn from our mistakes and bad choices and, I believe, a forgiving God who offers much in the way of wisdom and discernment...not to mention hope, love and acceptance.
Jesus told us
that unless we receive God as little children, we will never enter the kingdom
of God. Children genuinely need their parents and, as this need is
expressed in some form, the believer likewise needs God; and that understanding
of our need involves choices and decisions as we navigate through life with all
its uncertainties and complexities. How do we know the right
choice, direction, etc? Let's learn together from those who have traveled
the journey before us...
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Last Edited: 07/08/2009