Thoughts from our Pastor for July 2024
Parking lots are lined and striped, offering guidelines for drivers to park their vehicles. Parking between the guidelines is one of the simplest things for a driver, but once in awhile something will misfire in a driver’s brain.
I was in the passenger seat this particular day. My wife Vicki, pulled into the lot and attempted to park next to a pickup truck. She made her first attempt. I looked out the passenger window and saw the line at least three feet from my side. She backed up, tried to realign and pulled in; she opened her door and could not see the line on her side. She then made her final and successful attempt.
The catawampus pickup truck was distorting her perception of where she needed to be. When she backed up, took her eyes off the truck, and got a clear view of the guidelines, she was successful in her effort to park in her space.
The Children of Israel were preparing to park in a new space, the Promised Land. Moses had led them for forty years in the wilderness. Now he was dead. Joshua becomes the leader of the Israelites.
God gave instructions to Joshua, “Always remember what is written in the book of the Teachings. Study it day and night. Then you will be sure to obey everything that is written there.
If you do this, you will be wise and successful in everything. (Joshua 1:7-8, ICB)
Pastor Rick Borgman
I was in the passenger seat this particular day. My wife Vicki, pulled into the lot and attempted to park next to a pickup truck. She made her first attempt. I looked out the passenger window and saw the line at least three feet from my side. She backed up, tried to realign and pulled in; she opened her door and could not see the line on her side. She then made her final and successful attempt.
The catawampus pickup truck was distorting her perception of where she needed to be. When she backed up, took her eyes off the truck, and got a clear view of the guidelines, she was successful in her effort to park in her space.
The Children of Israel were preparing to park in a new space, the Promised Land. Moses had led them for forty years in the wilderness. Now he was dead. Joshua becomes the leader of the Israelites.
God gave instructions to Joshua, “Always remember what is written in the book of the Teachings. Study it day and night. Then you will be sure to obey everything that is written there.
If you do this, you will be wise and successful in everything. (Joshua 1:7-8, ICB)
Pastor Rick Borgman