Don't Stop at Daily Walk and Doctrine Streets

Last night.... Or maybe it was this morning, God spoke to me. It was either in a dream, or it was in the first few minutes that you come to consciousness and wake up. Regardless of when it was, He came through loud and clear and gave me the guidance I needed in my latest research project.

In my post yesterday I wrote about how I was infatuated with the Calvinist/Wesleyan Debate and needed to find out just which side of the fence my doctrinal beliefs reside. At one point in my research yesterday, I became so frustrated that I stopped it midstream, put it away, and actually sulked for a little while. I was upset because I agree with much of the Wesleyan and the Calvinist ways but I've been told you're either one or the other ("squash just like grape" from yesterday's post). As usual, God came through.

I remember it vividly how God showed me the scene in my mind. I was driving at night through a desert and off in the distance, I saw a small town. As I approached this town, I realized it was a "one horse town" and since it was night, everything was closed up, and no lights were on in any of the buildings. I drove down main street and I saw one light ahead of me. It was a flashing caution light at an intersection, and it was the only intersection of the town. I slowed down and looked both ways but kept right on going and drove on through the town and back out into the open country.

God's message was clear to me that obviously I am on a journey. The main street into town is my daily walk. I knew I had to get through this town and I'm assuming the Holy Spirit was my vehicle. I take it the flashing light is Jesus reminding me to look both ways, proceed with caution, but don't stop here and spend much time. So that's where I'll leave the Wesley/Calvin argument for now because the bottom line is, it is not important to my relationship and my walk with God.

I never saw a street name at the intersection but I'm assuming it was probably something like Doctrine Street or maybe even STOCC Street for "Stuff That Only Confuses Christians". But the message of Jesus rings loud and clear:

Slow down and take a cautious look, but don't stop and allow it to draw your eyes off the really important thing in this life: Your daily walk with Me.

If you find yourself at the intersection of Daily Walk and Doctrine, don't stop, but do slow down a bit and look around. Always keep in mind the wisdom of Mr. Miagi that said, "Squash, just like grape".