Submission precedes direction

Every direction that we take leads to a destination. This principle is well learnt even in our Geography texts! Bearings, degrees of deviation, right or left turns...

This principle applies to our lives! Whatever direction that we take on, be it our study life, our relationship with our parents, our ministry and our personal walk with Him. For instance, if we choose to adopt the path of being diligent in our work, being attentive in class, getting the subject right before we're all well on to the exam hall, we know that we're not going to be disappointed once we step out of the exam hall because this path assures us that we've done everything that we can.

Question. How do we know which path to set foot on? How do we know if we're lost? I guess the explanation of "we'll never know whether we're lost until we reach nowhere" comes into the picture.

So what's next? you may ask.

Proverbs 7:6, King Solomon, one of the wisest man ever lived in his generation after King David writes a very insightful story. Here he says "at the window of my house, I looked out through the lattice. I saw among the simple,.. a young men, a youth lacked judgment " now we may want to pause and give a deeper thought to that line " youth lacked judgment".

When young people are referred to as someone who lacks judgment, it literally means we don't live long enough to experience life. Which is true till this day! There's nothing to be ego-deflated about.

As " he was walking down the street near her corner to her house, ... then came a woman to meet him dressed like a prostitute... She took hold of him and kissed him... " I have fellowship offerings at home today I fulfilled my vows" says the woman.

Here we don't even have to be a graduate bible scholar to know that this young person's heading for trouble. And what can we understand from the statement where the woman said " I have fellowship offerings..." she's basically saying that I have done my part in confessing my sins and I'm ready to commit it all over again. Dressed like a prostitute, committing adultery(vv 19 my husband is not at home), do the math, the young man must have been thinking, "wow, I'm wanted, i'm desirable..."

Solomon knew that he was heading into trouble as the scripture ends " all at once he followed her like an ox going to a slaughter... little knowing it will cost him his life" I hope you're not lost up till this point. Solomon's painting a picture illustrating that we just don't know where we're heading sometimes due to our inexperience.

(to be continued)