Woolly Wonderer

While driving through the mountains, I kept noticing all the woolly worms (caterpillar larva of the Isabella Tiger Moth) crossing the road. Of course, I couldn't see them well enough to know whether their black and brown sections indicated a rough winter, but I kept thinking about how I've never seen a woolly worm crossing at any angle other than perpendicular to the road. From their lowly vantage point, how do they do that? I mean, they aren't tall enough to see that it's the shortest distance to the next green patch of grass. And besides, scientists tell us they're practically blind!

And black bears. When they're relocated hundreds of miles from their home, how do they find their way back to it so easily?

Isn't it neat that God equips them both with what they need to go where they need to go?

How do we humans find the right route in our lives? Psalm 119:105 says: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." It's interesting that God's Word is compared to a lamp or lantern, which only shows enough light for us to take a few steps. It doesn't illuminate the whole journey before us. How kind of God to not show us everything that lies ahead!

When God's people were worrying about the direction for their lives in Deuteronomy 30:11-14, He told them they didn't have to send someone across the sea or send someone to heaven (or have a billboard!) for direction. He said the answer was in their hearts!

When trying to know God's will for direction in the next step, we should search our hearts. If we keep ourselves in his word and will, we'll know. Just as innately as woolly worms and black bears.