“The Second Ingredient”

In ancient times – you know, the 1990’s – most people didn’t have GPS devices in their cars that audibly gave them step-by-step directions for how to get where they wanted to go. Back then, they used paper maps to find their way to new places. This meant the driver had to continually check in with the map to make sure they were still on course as they journeyed into uncharted territory. The driver asks the question, “How do I get where I’m going.” The map “speaks,” offering guidance for the journey. In this way, the two are in dialogue. Only by continuing the conversation will the two work together to get the driver to her destination. This week in our series Overflowing Hope, the Apostle Paul hands us a key principle for getting where we need to go, no matter what obstacles we encounter, without losing hope.