Detoured in Life!

If you live in Winnipeg, you are very familiar with the term "detour!" They are everywhere as the street repair crews do their thing before the snow flys. Orange signs direct you where you didn't really want to go but have to because of circumstances.
I took time the other day to read the daily devotional from "My Utmost for His Highest", dated September 21. It was challenging as usual, but it was the last phrase that caught my attention....all it said was..."Beware lest you forget God’s purpose for your life." I thought that was a great reminder for me and now for all of us to do a bit of a spiritual map check.
Where are you? Spiritually speaking? Are you caught in some detour away from God's will and purpose? Have you driven off the original road and changed directions away from God's course? I have recently talked with several people who claim to be "Christians" who have somehow allowed themselves to get detoured from God's design of "being like Jesus!" They are choosing to disobey His Word, His Commands, His Rules of Life.
Call me old fashioned, old school, or maybe just old...but I think a person who calls themself a Christian needs to be acutely aware of God's purpose for their life. No detours, no diversions, no wandering away. Get back on course! Remember God's Purpose for your life! The entire human race was created to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.
It's called OBEDIENCE! Let me say it again....Get back on course! Stay on course! Remember God's purpose for your life.
Blessings,
Pastor Brian