Let Him Be Your Exit Sign

Last week one of my co workers needed to use the restroom but I was in there and he could not wait til I was finished so he went next door to another warehouse to use theirs. It was 5 clock already and they usually go home then. They told him yes you can use the restroom so he went in there unaware that while he was in there they turned out all the lights and locked the doors and left. They had forgotten that he had went in the restroom. When he came out all the doors were locked and he couldn't get out. The dock doors had pad locks on them and he couldn't get out the front door cuz of the way it was locked. He was alone in the dark and everywhere he looked there was no way out. He was like how am I going to get out of here. It took him a few minutes to gather himself so that he wouldn't panic. Then he looked and saw a lighted exit sign over a door to the side. That door was able to be unlocked and he got out. The reason I am telling you this story is not to make anyone laugh it is because in that moment god was able to show me something. Many of us either were like him or still are at one time. We chose to do something without thinking of the consequences of it. Then when we find ourselves in the dark wandering around and no way out of a situation and we wonder how we are going to get out of it. We try to do things ourselves our way giving no thought to what it is god wants us to do. Then when we try to get out of a situation its as if the doors are all locked on us. We panic and get upset and become frantic in our thoughts and behavior trying to figure it all out. When what we should have done is follow what it is god wanted for us to do in the first place. In all that you do god should be first. He is the one you need to go to when you need answers, healing, a breakthrough. Not everyone else or trying to do it on your own. Let him be the one to guide you through. If you do find yourself in a situation where you didn't listen to him then ask him to be your exit sign and show you the way. Sometimes is wont be as easy as unlocking a door and walking through. You may have to deal with the consequences of your choices but he will be there with you every step of the way.