Don't Take The Short Cut

In relationships, you get to know each other as time goes by. Some people spend so much time together they can predict what each other is going to say. They give each other good advice about the future. They promise each other things for the future.
Our relationship with God is the same way. When your relationship with God grows by spending time in prayer and reading His word, He tells us things about our future. Sometimes we may not always know if it is the near future or if it is years from now. Majority of the time God tells a promise before the process to receive the promise begins. He does this so we will stay focused during the process.
It's just like driving to go get a valuable jewel. You know what is at the end of the trip but it is a journey to get there. Using GPS will take you straight to the jewel. Sometimes GPS will give the long route, this is discouraging when we we are in a hurry to get the promise. There are side roads on the map that is a great short cut but for some reason they are not showing up on the GPS. Taking the short cut without it on the map is risky. The road could be closed, a dead end or have a lot of curves. There is a reason why the GPS doesn't show the road.
When God shows you your future, don't take a short cut but stay the course. Taking a short cut in life can put you in bad relationships, bad jobs, bad debt. It can make the journey take longer than it's supposed to.
Let's go back to the short cut. When getting lost while driving you always have to turn around and go back, which makes the trip take longer. The same thing happens in life with the choices we make. Choosing a bad relationship takes time to get over and heal, especially if there are kids involved.

This is why it is so important to have a relationship with God because He will lead and guide you in every direction.