{"id":778,"date":"2011-03-30T19:46:17","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T00:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=778"},"modified":"2011-03-30T19:46:17","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T00:46:17","slug":"following-gods-gps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phatherphil.org\/?p=778","title":{"rendered":"Following God&#8217;s GPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Good evening Father.<\/p>\n<p>Well Lord, it\u2019s certainly been a whirlwind day for me.\u00a0 In the last week or so, we\u2019ve had an amazing outpouring of new clients coming on board with my company, as well as a significant increase of projects that need to be bid out.\u00a0 It\u2019s a wonderful and hopeful sign of things to come, and I\u2019m very thankful that You\u2019ve Blessed me with these opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Getting in the door to new customers can be a difficult endeavor, and with several of these recent additions it was through a complicated series of relationships that I was given the opportunity; a friends of friends who know someone type of thing.\u00a0 This evening, one of the people who was integral to my getting those introductions texted me, and indicated he was fascinated with the way that chain of relationships had played out.\u00a0 My response was simple, but I\u2019ve been thinking about it ever since:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>God\u2019s ways aren\u2019t always a straight path\u2026 That\u2019s for sure.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(Now Father, the gentleman I sent that message to is a devout follower of Yours, and has been an amazing Blessing to me over the years.\u00a0 I have no doubt in my mind you brought us together for a reason, and I pray that You continue to keep him in Your Gaze.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Anyways, the more I thought about the reply I gave the more it led me to contemplate other events in my past that came about through seemingly bizarre <em>\u201ccoincidences\u201d<\/em>.\u00a0 Knowing You as I\u2019ve come to Lord, I realize now that those coincidences were in fact orchestrated twists and turns on my journey personally programmed into Your Divine GPS.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You always know how to get me where You want me to go\u2026 I just need to follow the directions You give.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, thank You for the Blessings You\u2019ve bestowed on me this week.\u00a0 Please make Your Presence felt by all those faced with uncertainties, fears and doubts; not knowing where to turn.\u00a0 By following Your Holy <em>\u201croadmap\u201d<\/em>, we always get to our intended destination.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n<p>~Phather Phil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lord; Good evening Father. 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