My original console gaming experiences were pretty linear affairs… games like Super Mario Brothers simply took me from one level to the next, while Zelda gave me a rudimentary feeling of exploration while still guiding me along a predetermined path. But then along came Mega Man, a title that boldly let me choose every possible path from the very beginning… freedom that was both a blessing and a curse. Sure, I could choose to face the levels in whatever order I wanted, but if I didn’t confront and defeat Ice Man in battle before trying to take on Fire Man, I wouldn’t possess the abilities that I needed to succeed in that fight. Even in a non-linear game experience, there is always an optimal path to the best possible endgame if we’ll search for it.

While the Father has given each of us free will to pursue anything our heart desires, choices that we make outside of His will always places us in predicaments that we weren’t meant to face in this manner. His perfect plan for our lives will still feature challenges, but when we surrender to His guidance we will face these trials in His divine order, allowing Him to fully prepare us for them in advance. If we are in over our heads in our current battles, let’s return to Him in prayer and allow Him to show us what steps we missed so He can direct us back onto HIS perfect path.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil. Proverbs 3:5-7

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand. Psalm 37:23-24

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