Getting lost comes naturally to me because my inner GPS malfunctions on a regular basis. This sounds lame, but I rely on my husband to get me places. Last week he was out of town, which resulted in my daughter and me landing in a dark, muddy ally downtown at 7:30 pm. This was after 30 minutes of following Mrs. Google Map’s voice down all the back alleys of our city center.
Left. Right. Straight.
Even after using Google Maps and calling our host two times, we ended up lost in a dark, cold, muddy ally. True story.
Feeling a bit panicked, I contemplated giving up and going home, but we had the salad and the songbooks for our Bible study group. Plus my daughter was actually leading the study, so going home didn’t look like a good option. We finally found our way out of the alley and made it to a school, where we called our friend Jill one more time.
“Where are you?” she asked. “Let me come get you.”
So we heaved sighs of relief and waited in front of that school for Jill to rescue us. When she found us, we followed her all the way to her warm living room bright with laughter and smiles.
Sometimes life makes you feel like you need a rescue.
The road ahead looks uncertain. Hard circumstances confuse us and make us wonder when God will come through. When life doesn’t turn out like we hope, it’s easy to stray a few inches (or miles) from the belief that God is really for us. We feel lost.
No matter how far we stray, Jesus will come find us right where we are. He’ll get us back on the right road home to the Father.
Jesus will always come rescue us, but sometimes His help looks different than we expected.
Jesus is the Way
When I feel lost and unsure of what to do next, it helps to remember Jesus IS the way. As I seek to stay close to Him, He’ll show me my next steps. I don’t have to focus on the road ahead. I just have to keep my eyes on Jesus. He is my way.
Jesus is the Truth
When life gets hard, do you wonder if God really loves you? Do you doubt His promises when you can’t see what you thought He promised coming true for you? Friend, you are not alone.
I love remembering that Jesus is the truth. His life and death are the expression of the Father’s love and mercy for us, and His Word contains the truth our souls need to keep thriving in hard places.
He is the Life
When we have Jesus, we have the key to abundant life. When we remain in Him, we grow. He changes us and our reactions to obstacles. Firmly rooted in Christ, we can experience fruitfulness in any circumstance. I’m learning that untold joys are found in sorrow and struggle. Where we feel scarcity and lack, we find abundance through Christ.
Friend, maybe you need a Rescue today?
When my daughter and I felt lost, our friend Jill came to our rescue.
Maybe you’re feeling lost too? If you call on Him, Jesus will find you where you are and come to your rescue always. If life has you feeling stuck or wondering what’s ahead or struggling to believe God’s good promises, how about drawing near to your Rescuer?
Will you pray with me? Lord Jesus, You are the way. Show me my next steps. You are the truth. Help me believe. You are the Life. Give me grace to receive your abundance. In Your name I pray.
This post is part of a series on the “I am” statements of Jesus. Here are other posts you may have missed:
Hope When You Don’t Know How to Plan a New Year – “I am the Good Shepherd”
When You Hope for More Light in Your Life – “I am the Light of the World”
When You Are Hungry for the Best Bread Ever – “I am the Bread of Life”
Hope for Christmas When You Got the Unexpected This Year – “I am the Resurrection and the Life”
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Love this, Betsy! He is always right there waiting for us to call on Him! What a comfort!
Always. Jesus to the Rescue.
Betsy,
Thank you for this reminder that He is, indeed, the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No other route gets to God. Your post made me think of Jesus kind of like AAA….He’ll come rescue me no matter what kind of wrong turns I make or what kind of jam I get myself into. Thanks for reminding me to not turn to self, but turn to Him.
Blessings,
Bev xx
Triple A! I love it Bev. You always have a creative way of thinking. Yes, He’ll always come. Let’s both turn to Him today.
Love these reminders Betsy. He certainly does change us and our reactions.
I know you’ve had opportunities to be molded too! Blessings to you.
YES!
“I’m learning that untold joys are found in sorrow and struggle” – me too, friend. I needed to read this today. Also – all the google maps in the world won’t keep me from getting lost. It’s my specialty. 😉
About getting lost: I just knew we were kindred spirits, Ruthie! Love to you today.
I get lost using my GPS too! And without it, I’m hopeless. I’d be hopeless in life too, without my rescuer, Jesus.
I’m glad your friend came to your rescue! I have no inner sense of direction either so I relate to your struggles! It is encouraging to know that Jesus will never abandon us to find our own way back but that he is always ready to come to our rescue.
Amen to Jesus always being ready. And I’m also glad for in-the-flesh friends He uses to send to our rescue.
My word for 2018 is Believe. I’m glad it was in your prayer, which I prayed just now. Pinned and tweeted!
I’m praying it all over again along with you. Thank you for sharing.
Sometimes His help looks different than we expected.
Amen to that! But His ways are so much better than anything I could come up with.
Oh and I am glad to not be the only navigationally challenged woman who calls her husband for help! 🙂
Glad I’m not the only one too. Blessings to you, Sarah.
Even when our GPS fails us , God will continue to guide our paths. He is the indeed the Truth the Way , and the Life.
Yes, He is always with us to guide us.
Jesus rescues us in all the best ways, doesn’t He?! Ways that transform our lives, that make us whole, that grow us to be more like Him.
How different than what we do in our futile efforts to rescue / fix / save those around us, much to their annoyance.
Thanks for always leading us back to Him, friend …
Oh yes, I’m a fixer myself, so thanks for this application and reminder, Linda. I’m trying to relinquish my hold on control (which I don’t have anyway!)
Struggles are no fun when you are going through them. However, through each one, I’m learning to trust God because in the end, no matter how they turn out, God always work them out for my good.
Love your post and thanks for sharing.
Yes, Lureta. I keep reminding myself that God has gotten me through so many things. He’ll prove faithful in my current challenges too. Blessings to you.
Your post is such a great reminder. And this: “Jesus will always come rescue us, but sometimes His help looks different than we expected.” Yes, yes, yes. How often do we think He didn’t help us because it’s not in the way we were looking for?
It’s so true, Laura. We’re often looking for something different, aren’t we?
This is wonderful, Betsy! It’s just what I needed today! Thank you for your words!
Thanks for reading, Stacey.
Amen, Betsy! I love His faithfulness. His constancy is a comfort. Have a great weekend!
Amen. Thank you friend. Somehow I’d missed your comment until now.
Betsy, what beautiful words. I am beyond thankful that Jesus is our rescuer. That He sees us, even when we’re caught up in the muck and mire, and He takes us to where He knows we need to be.
And this: “Jesus will always come rescue us, but sometimes His help looks different than we expected.” Yes, yes. His help often looks different than what I expect. But, His help is always best, isn’t it?
Yes, He always has the best plan for us, Jeanne. That is so true. Even when His help is different than we expected. 🙂
This is such an awesome truth: ” I don’t have to focus on the road ahead. I just have to keep my eyes on Jesus. He is my way.” Amen! He is my Hero!
Yes, He’s my hero too, Ruth.
Praise the Lord! 🙂