So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. Deuteronomy 5:32-33

Track runners know that the shortest and fastest path to the finish line is in their designated lane. It's also the path that expends the least amount of energy.

We live in a wild and crazy world where most of us could use a little more energy : )

Our God has an app for that! He is delighted when we let Him define our lanes (and our destinations) and then we stay in those lanes. Our God loves to direct our steps and encourage our hearts along the way.

Dr. Henry Cloud loves to point to Ephesians 2:10 as a reminder that we need healthy boundaries to accomplish what God has ordained for us.

For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

What's ahead today or this week? Feeling like a hamster on a treadmill? Maybe it's a little more high tech- like Astro, the Jetson's dog, on the space age dog walking treadmill suddenly sucked on to the belt and holding on for dear life. Let's call timeout and ask God to show us the next steps we're to take in the lane He has for us.