If you\u2019re anything like me, you get distracted all too often. Not too long ago, I sat at my computer from morning until late afternoon, only to break away to eat, feed the cats, and use the restroom.<\/p>\n
And what did I have to show for my time? I had commented on several Facebook posts, I joined an online \u201cI \u2665 Cats\u201d club; I watched several cat videos; I stumbled onto some \u201cprepper\u201d sites; I learned about homemade compasses; I caught up on the latest political conspiracies; and some stiffness in my spine and \u201csitter\u201d returned. Productive. Yeah, right.<\/p>\n
Needless to say, I was a tad disgusted with myself (although I was pleased with the \u201clikes\u201d and comments I received on the post and pic of an old cat I once owned); so when I drove to church that evening for a prayer meeting, I was telling myself and the Lord, \u201cSomething\u2019s gotta change! Help!<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n In these particular prayer meetings, my pastor gives us about a half hour or so to pray on our own before we come together as a group,\u00a0so there I was, still irritated at myself for allowing technology to so perniciously consume my time and my life. Therefore, as I walked the sanctuary I continued my quiet complaint to God. Out of nowhere, I heard this:<\/p>\n \u201cSet your compass aright in the morning, and you will maintain the right direction throughout the day.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cSet my compass in the morning,\u201d I muttered to myself. \u201cSet my compass in the morning!\u201d<\/p>\n The lightbulb came on. DUH! I thought to myself; my day will go the way I set it first thing in the morning! I knew<\/em> that; I\u2019ve lived<\/em> that. But I had gotten sloppy again.<\/p>\n But here\u2019s where my earlier technology marathon came into good use. The instruction I had wandered onto about homemade compasses drove this fresh revelation home.<\/p>\n HOW TO MAKE YOUR DAILY COMPASS IN THE LORD<\/p>\n You see, to make a compass at home, you first need to magnetize a tiny piece of metal. The metal is not a magnet, but by contact with<\/em> a magnet, it will start acting like one. You do this by rubbing a bit of wire or a needle against a magnet\u2014rubbing it the same direction several times. Then the metal, which was once not<\/em> magnetic, is now magnetized, and will, if floated on water, point due north.<\/p>\n You also, as you come into close interactive contact with the Lord each day, will become \u201cmagnetized\u201d with a godly magnetism. Remember, a sewing needle is not a magnet, nor are you God. However, with close interaction, that needle acquires a measure<\/em> of the magnet\u2019s properties, and you acquire a fresh measure of the divine nature.<\/p>\n A magnetized needle will point due north when carefully placed on water, and again, although the needle is not a true magnet, its association with a magnet gives it the ability to be a reliable compass.<\/p>\n You yourself will more likely find true direction easier to access as you daily interact closely with your Father.<\/p>\n And here\u2019s an interesting tidbit about many hand-held compasses that I didn\u2019t know: Most of the traditional ones contain liquid. The reason? The needle moves more smoothly and less erratically when suspended in liquid.<\/p>\n Think about your life. You spend time with God, worshiping and interacting with Him, but for some reason, you may find receiving direction from Him to be a bit erratic for your liking. What do you do?\u00a0 Suspend that needle in some water!<\/p>\n Paul analogized the Word of God to water (see Ephesians 5:26), so follow me as I continue this analogy: Just as the liquid in a natural compass brings smoothness and enhances true direction, so too does daily access to the Word of God<\/em>, along with worshipful interaction with the Father, stabilize and enhance smooth direction for\u00a0your life day by day.<\/p>\n \u201cSet your compass aright in the morning, and you will maintain the right direction throughout the day.\u201d<\/p>\n Dorothy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019re anything like me, you get distracted all too often. Not too long ago, I sat at my computer from morning until late afternoon, only to break away to eat, feed the cats, and use the restroom. And what did I have to show for my time? 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