The Path Principle: Redux

The Path Principle• So far, we have talked about

the Path Principle in a negative way.

• We’ve talked about:–Ending up in the wrong place–Starting in the wrong direction

to begin with–Paths that lead off cliffs and

into swamps

Mazes1.How to solve a 3-D

maze2.How to solve a 2-D

maze

What would happen if you followed the maze with the wall always on your right and never turned around?

What would happen if you followed the maze with the wall always on your left and never turned around?

Proverbs 4:25-27Let your eyes look straight ahead,

fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and

take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the

left; keep your foot from evil.

Proverbs 4:25-27Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and

take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the

left; keep your foot from evil.

Hebrews 2:1We must pay more careful

attention, therefore, to what wehave heard, so that we do not

drift away.

Catch the order here:1. Attention2. Direction3. Destination

Solving a 2-D Maze• Most mazes are designed for working in one direction• How can you make it easier?

• Work it backward

The Path Principle

Your direction, not your intention, determines your

destination.

How do I navigate a life?• Determine what you want your life to look like from the end

• Work it backward• And be careful of distractions

Work it Backwards• Career• Family• Relationships• Money• Ministry• Desires

Proverbs 27:12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and

suffer for it.

Proverbs 14:15

A simple man believes anything,

but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.

Isaiah 46:4I have made you and I will

carry you;I will sustain you and I will

rescue you. NIV

I will pull you out of the fire. And I will teach you not to set

fires around yourself.HBV

The Path Principle: Redux