A way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination. That is one definition of a route. But, what does that mean to our destination in life? Everything! In my opinion, we can stay in a state of childhood and expect everything to be given to us. If things do not go our way, we throw a temper tantrum. But, we can be in a state of maturity and consider carefully the route we take. As mentioned in my last post, we need to be flexible enough to accept growth inwardly, before we can show maturity, outwardly. It takes a tremendous amount of effort to grow into an emotional mature person. One of the attributes of maturity is to have vision beyond just what we presently know and then consider alternatives. Not everything is as it appears. I believe we need to consider our actions in conjunction with the actions of others, then make informed decisions. Politics, advertising, media sources are all about influencing us to choose a route. The destination at the end of the route may not be what we were led to believe. Who’s fault is it? Those who deliver false messages or us who do not consider all of the facts? I challenge myself this year to become a better listener to understand the facts and with that knowledge, have the vision to choose the correct route. Will you accept that challenge, as well? Matthew 2:12 says, “Because they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by another route.”
I encourage you to read more for yourself to learn from the magi who experienced an intuitive grasp of realty or epiphany. Happy New Year and Happy Epiphany. T