Time to Recalibrate

The navigation system on my phone and in my car is one of the greatest technologies to be invented. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times that the sweet lady’s voice saved my day when I’m trying to find a particular address.  Oftentimes, she’ll tell me to turn at the next exit or the next street, and I’ll miss the turn.  That’s when she’ll say “recalibrating” – which means I got off course and she needed to give me the new directions.  And, then there are those times when I think my way is better than hers so I’ll just ignore her directions, and she has to “recalibrate” again.

So here we are…..five days into this exciting new year of 2016 – and I’m starting to recalibrate – make course corrections and go in new directions.  Shawntel and I were laughing yesterday as we talked about our mindset over the Christmas holidays.  It’s a “go ahead and eat up, enjoy yourself – eat as much as you want, because soon, you will be on a new track.  It will be ‘sensibility again'”.  So, we enjoyed our pizza, chocolate chip cookies, popcorn, and Brennan’s world famous chocolate shakes the night before.  LOL!  Yesterday morning it was a new conversation, “juicing, Daniel Fast, nutritious eating, etc.”.  Recalibrating.

Recalibrating – time for setting goals, resolutions and some real aspirations for this new year.  Here are a few of my recalibrations: Drink more water, be consistent with exercise, eat less sugar and make healthier food choices, connect more with old and new friends, purposefully laugh out loud even when “it’s just not that funny”, play my piano more, AND above all else spend more time in sweet fellowship with Father God.  That last one is the BIG ONE, Martha!  Keeping Him as our Moral Compass, our DUE NORTH, our Central Focus, will keep His voice the ONE we hear when we need to recalibrate our journey.  Here’s the way to know we’re on course throughout this year – from our daily walk of faith to the life-altering decisions we must make, If all directions begin with Him as our “due North”,  we’ll know we are ON COURSE by:

1)  Having an overwhelming, supernatural peace that goes beyond logic.
2)  Abiding in His Word and listening to people who are on course (are tight with Him) and we love and trust the most, who will help us stay on course.
3)  Recognizing providential circumstances, open doors, aha moments, divine encounters, and a sense of knowing when we’re on or off track.

Psalm 23 – “The Lord is my shepherd” chapter is a perfect example of how to stay focused on Him.  Sheep are dependent on their shepherd – just like a baby is dependent on his parents or caregiver.  The faith that says…”Where He leads, I will follow.”  I love this song by Twila Paris:

Lord, I’m keeping my eyes on You.
Following You. Following You. My Lord.
I won’t look to the left or right
My only goal is keeping You in my sight.