God's positioning system

Well, I bought myself something I've wanted to try for a long time--a GPS unit for my car. Even though I've lived in this city my whole life, I could have a second career getting lost. I was so excited to hook it up on the dash yesterday and head down the freeway for my 40 mile journey to a place where I'd never been before. I wasn't even nervous becasue, after all, GPS was there to hold my hand--or at least my dashboard. Anyway, I was all set to make my next left turn and poof--nothing. My little familiar voice was gone. The thing just abruptly shut off for no reason. Needless to say I missed my turn into the parking lot of the mega church I was trying to find and ended up going about 10 miles out of my way fuming every minute. I just didn't get it. "Why me?" thoughts were chasing around my head and I just got more and more agitated every minute. Where was my receipt? Would the store take it back, since it was bought online? I was unsettled and pouting the whole time I tried to hear the speaker I had gone to so much trouble to find. Until it dawned on me. I am selfish, unappreciative and missing the whole point to my day. Here I was sitting in a church listening to a 31 year old woman who had been aborted. That's right, she survived a saline abortion her 17 year old birth mother had tried to get when she was 7 1/2 months pregnant in an LA abortion clinic. My eyes teared up as it dawned on me how selfish I was. What right did I have to complain about life's little stresses when this brave woman, who also suffered from cerebal palsy told her story of hope and forgiveness. She loved God, and forgave her birth mother and was only full of gratitude for her life. Oh boy. I need a new heart in this New Year, and I'm glad I heard her speak. She has an amazing story you can see for yourself at Giannajessen.com. She's real. She lives. And thank goodness I'm never really lost as a child of God--on the road, or safely back home.