Comments on: The Downside of GPS

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:48:16 +0000

The analogy is excellent. Just this morning, an accident on the highway would have prevented my timely arrival in the office. I got off at the first exit I came to and “guessed” how to get to work because my wife had our GPS. I went through parts of town I had never visited, found my way, and did get to work on time. The little adventure taught me that if we know where we’re going, we can get the regardless of what roadblocks come up–and, perseverance always pays off. Thanks for your timely post.

By: Paul Lockwood

Paul Lockwood — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:14:17 +0000

I always enjoy your advice. For my own life I have found that my ultimate GPS is my relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Sometimes I have to stop, and tune in to my ultimate GPS (God’s Positioning Spirit) for him to direct my paths. In him I find the straitest path to where I should go. He has never lead me in the wroung direction. Keep up the good work.

By: Jeff Civillico

Jeff Civillico — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:34:44 +0000

Hey Dan, great stuff! I have been a fan for a while now, since Mike introduced us after “Amazed.” I’ve been reading all your posts and enjoying them very much.. figured it was time to tell you so! Keep in touch..

By: Fred Pieplow

Fred Pieplow — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:20:36 +0000

The last time someone told me to ‘Get Lost’ was not meant for my well being! Great post Dan!!

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:40:06 +0000

This was the perfect article for me today as in the past two weeks I have struggled with what direction to take. Sometimes the road is so clear as you have traveled it many times before. And sometimes, even with a GPS you can be misguided! My husband gets mad that I don’t want a GPS, but I never learn my way around town without getting lost first. He thinks it is silly that I will take an extra thirty minutes to find my way at times. So I think that I will have to accept that we need to take the unknown road sometimes and it may take a little longer to find our way, but it will teach us where we are going in the future!

By: Rick Stumpf

Rick Stumpf — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:08:52 +0000

The search for quick and effortless gratification has, in many ways, stolen the joy of achieving success. We buy pre-made meals and become angry when our microwave oven fails, get anxoius when we don’t immediately reach our loved ones by cell phone and now demand a gps unit takes us flawlessly door-to-door. Do you think this gives us cause be unwillingly off balance?

By: Sheryl

Sheryl — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:04:38 +0000

I have a friend who set his GPS to have a voice very similar to his wife’s. He enjoys ignoring it and going in the opposite direction. Sometimes he argues with it.

By: Andrea Blake

Andrea Blake — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:50:07 +0000

So true, so true… It really makes you look back and wonder “Why don’t we get lost more often; after all they’re is quite a lot that we have yet to find!” Thanks Dan for sharing!

By: Marcia

Marcia — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:16:32 +0000

GPS means giving up the places I find when I’m lost. It is a great tool, but don’t give up the adventure.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:11:33 +0000

Using the GPS anaology is a great anology to our life’s struggles. It does us little good if we do not understand how we got to where are currently. Without having the knowledge of how we got to where we are we are incapable of knowing where and why we should move to our next destination. Thanks for your reminders and refreshers.