I am LOST...YELP?!

"they never got there because they never listened, never believed." - Hebrews 3:19 (TMB)

I was reading the early chapters of the book of Hebrews when this verse caught my eyes. There's something intriguing about this verse. 

The book of Hebrews is the book that talked about faith and in verse 3, it's telling a story about how some of the Israelites failed to get into the promise land because they didn't believe in what God said to them through Moses. 

I am currently learning about FAITH and the book of Hebrews is really a wonderful source to learn about the topic. 

Okay, back to the main point which was the verse above. 

When i read this verse, i thought of people who are getting lost and actually last night when i went out with a friend, we got LOST! we were in an area where both of us didn't know where and we were clueless. we tried to follow the road signs - which later we found that they were misleading - still we couldn't find our way. finally, we asked people how to get to where we want us to be. we asked like 4 or 5 people until we finally found out our way out of the confusion and got into the right track, praise God, we finally got home safe and sound. 


It got me wondering.


WHAT IF...we didn't ask people, WHAT IF...we didn't believe what those people told us, WHAT IF...we just kept on being stubborn and tried to find out the way ourselves.


it might take a long time to get home (we did get lost for almost an hour) and secondly, we might go on in circles trying to figure out our ways and definitely not home until the next morning or maybe until either one of us called home and asked someone to pick us up (the worse case scenario). 


That's exactly what's happening with the people of Israel. They didn't believe what God had promised them, what God had said to them through moses and to the result of that, they didn't make it to the promise land, they didn't make it to the purpose set for them.


That's also exactly what would happen to us if we never bother to listen to God and the people that love us and just go on our own way, we might get lost even further and end up somewhere in the midst of uncertainties. It is necessary sometimes, to calm down and listening to feedbacks. We might be surprised at how far we've been away from the original path.


There are few things that we need to realise when we're lost, which are:

1. ADMITTING THAT WE ARE LOST

just drop off all the pride, when we're lost, we're lost. admit it. don't be ashamed of it because HEY! there's always a first time for everyone, including getting lost :D - if we feel like we've been detached from God and we've been lost in something that we don't know, find the courage to just admit that..."OK, I'm lost" - don't try to pretend that things are okay and going on smoothly when in fact, things are not. the problem is sometimes, we're so afraid of what other people are going to say if they know that we are lost or that we are also humans who can get lost and make mistakes too. where we're lost, just admit it and stop trying so hard to figure things out when we don't even know where we are. in the other hand, if someone come up to us and said that they feel lost, take time to talk and listen to them, try to find out why they are feeling what they feel. be there for them.


2. FIND ACCOUNTABLE PEOPLE

when we feel lost, the best way is to find accountable people. people whom we can talk to and ask for counsel and encouragement. people who would remind us of the things that really matters, our relationship with God. people who would show us the right way which is to God and not to themselves. i wonder if the people we met last night didn't show us the right way, maybe me and my friend would get lost forever. look for the right people whom you know care enough about you and would help you finding the right direction.

3. FOLLOW THE RIGHT DIRECTION

knowing and following the right direction is very important when we're getting lost. it is necessary to know where we're going and finding the right direction to get there. in life, our direction comes from God, His words and the community we're in. I believe that God speaks in languages and ways we understand, and He will definitely tell you or inspire you of which way to go. God gives us guidance and it's up to us to listen to or to follow Him. He's not the kind of God who will strike you to death if you don't listen to Him, He gave you the right to choose in your hand and with every choice you make there will be consequences and whatever your choice is, God is always there for you.


if me and my friend, refused to follow the right direction told by the people we asked, we might never find the right way home. it's the same with us, if we don't follow the right direction there will be chances where we won't be able to arrive at our destination or take longer time to arrive that it should be. 


those are the three things that I think we should do when we get lost in the way. all of us have the purpose in life and we need to remind ourselves that. We need to find what is our purpose, our goal in life so we will be able to walk to it. Never lose faith in the dreams that God has breathed into your heart. No matter how big it might seems, how impossible it might be, just remember that nothing is to hard for Him. Believe in Him, Listen to Him and Don't give up. One day, you will reach the promise land. 


quoting agnes monica: "dream, believe and make it happen."