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I was driving in my car the other day, on the way to a meeting, when I came across a set of traffic lights that were not working. As I approached the T-intersection I noticed many people were confused about what they should do and where they should go. Their guiding lights had been taken away from them and as a result the traffic immediately lost its flow.

What people fail to understand is that when traffic lights go out, normal road rules are to take precedence straight away.

As I drove through the T-intersection and onward to my meeting I pondered on what had just happened. In and amongst that chaotic T-intersection was a very valuable lesson learnt.

The road rules, in this case, represent the truth. The truth is above everything. It gives instruction on how to drive. It is the law. It is just. It protects people on their journey. It is what enables cars on the road to flow. Just like God’s word and His direction is to us, so to are the traffic rules to everyday driving.

It is our responsibility to seek this truth for ourselves.

The cars on the road represent people. We are all on this earth together, all on life’s journey. Some of us have been called to do certain tasks; others have been called to perform certain duties in life. We are all driving around, heading toward our different destination, or our purpose and goal in life.

The traffic lights also represent truth, however it is not absolute truth. Traffic lights are not above the truth, however they are used to display the truth. Traffic lights can be something we believe to be truthful, something we believe we need in order to fulfil a plan and a purpose in our life, or it could simply represent someone or something we use to get closer to knowing the truth, without actually seeking the truth for ourselves.

We all use traffic lights to assist us in getting to our destination, however there is a danger if we let the traffic lights substitute absolute truth. Instead of relying on natural means that represent the truth in our lives, why don’t we seek only the absolute truth, the truth that comes only from God? I guess there is an ease in using traffic lights, however it takes away our personal need for searching and scanning the roads for ourselves.

The danger in relying solely on traffic lights and not seeking the truth will cause people to stumble, as was the case at the intersection. It was clear to me that no one at that intersection knew the road rules. If we focus too much on the traffic lights and not enough on the truth then when the things that aren’t absolute are taken from us we become confused behind the wheel of our lives.

In the face of adversity, such when a set of lights on the road goes out, we can become confused and disorientated. It is up to us to know what to do when that happens. In our adversity, times of testing, and times of trouble there is only one thing that will keep you heading toward your purpose in life and that is knowing what only God is saying and holding true to it.

I guess I can write this after I faced a pretty damaging string of events just this week. As I drove through that intersection I really felt God tell me to hold on to what he has already spoken over my life and disregard my recent circumstance whereby I lost something really important to me. As Christians, it is important we seek only His face for direction in our lives. It’s important we seek His anointing. You can guarantee that life’s traffic lights will fail us and it’s up to us to know what to do in those times as we press on toward our destination.