I used to want a map and directions for life. Having attended a vocational high school, I felt like one of those few, unfortunate individuals that hadn't figured out the rest of my life by the time I hit "adulthood." Everyone else seemed to know precisely where they wanted to go and exactly how to get there. Almost five years have elapsed and I am no closer to having it all mapped out. But I've learned to be okay with that, because I've realized the specific checkpoints and destinations are not so important as the right direction.
A map isn't necessary and it isn't always fool-proof. Unexpected detours can force you into uncharted territory. But if you can properly orient yourself and establish true north, you can always find your way again.
"You don't have to know a lot of things for your life to make a lasting difference in the world...The people that make a durable difference in the world are not the people who have mastered many things, but who have been mastered by a few great things... All you have to know are a few, great, majestic, unchanging, obvious, simple, glorious things, and be set on fire by them." - John Piper
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