Charted

What is Charted?

Like a master surveyor, Jesus gives us clear directions to find a fulfilling, purpose-filled relationship with Himself - a map to the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Charted is a daily devotional written by the junior class at Fountainview Academy (Class of 2019). Based on the book Steps to Christ, this book explores the path to the Originator and Provider of Genuine Joy. We don't have to be confused about the way. The certainty is in the journey: divinely Charted.

There is no time or place in which it is inappropriate to offer up a
petition to God. – Steps to Christ, pg. 99
Though the wind had not died down, we turned our attention
to righting our overturned tent and securing it against further upsets.
We then pondered how we were to find our canoes. I pulled out
the binoculars and scanned the vast shoreline for any sign of
our catamaran. To my dismay, I could not find any trace of it. We
considered several possibilities, but finally concluded that my dad, with
my sister who was a certified swimming instructor, would swim across
the lake to where we had parked our car and drive along the lake
looking for the straying catamaran.
In the meantime, I had suggested that the canoes might have
drifted around the corner where we were camping. So before we
tried anything crazy, my brother and I set off to see if our canoes had
somehow drifted to the other side. All the way there I prayed that we
would not have to do something that would keep us from focusing on
and spending time with God on His Sabbath.
We reached the far end and finding no canoes, returned to
state the defeat of our mission. As we neared our camp, my sister
shouted, “We found the canoes!” I was so happy that God had
answered my prayer, and when we reached the camp, we were told
how it all happened.
My dad and sister decided that, since it was Sabbath
and swimming across the lake would be very difficult, they would
honor God’s Sabbath and not attempt to swim that day. After this
conversation, my sister decided to once more scan the horizon and
saw the canoes on the next shore, farther up the lake. We would only
have a short hike to retrieve our canoes. Before we set off, we knelt
and thanked our heavenly Father for helping us find our canoes when
we chose to honor and obey Him.