Looking for signs (?)

I remember watching an interesting Amazing Race episode one night as I came home from work. The task was... to be able to drive around the city in a taxi and bring the passengers (who will give the next clue) to whichever destination they choose. We can easily deduce it's a simple task. But wait.. they're in Japan! In Japan most of the cities have road names written in plain Japanese! (Not tourist-friendly huh? Well, they might've thought that visitors aren't gonna "drive" around their busy streets, haha). Imagine being in a foreign land where everything you see and hear are foreign. Well, most will surely end up gettin' lost.

Signs, I mean lucid signs, are essential on roads. Otherwise, it'll cause us to ruffle or get on somebody else's nerves, hehe. And in order for us to get to our destination, somebody or something (like guidebooks) has to decode the signs for us.

In life, do you look for signs? How do you interpret them? Well, admittedly, I used to look for signs until I sussed out that signs can be misleading. I don't know about you but whenever I receive one previously, I use it as a confirmation. Thanks be to Thee that He made me understand that studying His word by reading through the scripture is far better than just asking Him for signs.

The occasions where we can find some people seeking for signs is when they're having a difficult time deciding. A typical example could be, someone maybe planning on resigning from his/her job. Instead of seeking God's will by studying the scripture (and being led by the Holy Spirit), yes some do seek signs from Above but only to see and get a hint if it's okay to leave their job. Yet another example is when a boy pursues a girl (or a girl is being courted), either of 'em might ask in prayer, "Lord, sya na ba? give me a sign, pleassse?"

Well, some people tend to ask God for signs in hopes that they would get quick response from Him. Chances are, they read certain situations/circumstances as a sign for them to proceed on what they perceived to be the right leading. In the scripture, Jesus himself was so surprised when the Pharisees came to test him by seeking signs from heaven. In which He replied, "Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation." It's kinda intriguing why they asked Him for signs because if you read through the same chapter, you'll find that what has transpired prior to the scene where the Pharisees were seen testing Jesus was when He fed four thousand people. So what kind of sign were they asking for?

I discovered that signs are for the roads! And if you need to get to your destination without much of a hassle, plan your trip. Moreover, I learned that when I'm presented with difficult situations, it's a "sign" that I need to seek and study His word :)

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Mat.6.33.NIV

G'nyt! c",)