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“When someone is where he doesn’t want to be, he already knows the solution; what he needs is direction.”

A thought by Andy Stanley (2009-03-31) in his book, The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be (p. 11). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

That is so true.  We sometimes get into situations that we know are wrong.  We know the solution - quit the relationship, lose 50 lbs., change jobs, move away, go to church, get counseling.  We know what needs to be done but we don’t know what to do.

The problem is not the solution but the direction.  When a person is lost they need to change their direction but we too many times keep going in the same direction thinking we will get to a different location. 

Now we know why we are overweight – lack of exercise and eating the wrong food – but we keep doing the same thing and believe that the result will be different.  It never will be until we change what we eat and getting up from the couch and exercising.

We may be having major financial problems but we keep doing the same thing with the same result.  We really believe but that doesn’t make a difference until we change direction.  Get a Dave Ramsey book and do what he says, find a small group that deals with finances and join it.  Find out about living on a budget and do it. 

There are so many paths that we follow that continually lead us to a dead end so we need to do something different and head down a different path.

Why don’t you start today?   

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