About Authority
On the way out of this conference centre, where I had been working all day, I used the escalator to come down. As I didn't recognise that part of the building, I asked a security guard to direct me to the local train station. He told me to follow the crowd and walk all the way down this path and I will get to the station. As I was approaching the exit, I thought, "this doesn't look right. I'm going the wrong way." I then asked another security guard for direction and he told me to walk all the way back, in the opposite direction. On my way, I saw the previous security guard. When I told him which station I wanted, he realised he'd given me the wrong information and pointed the right way. Just because someone speaks with confidence doesn't mean they are right. The first security guard had spoken with such authority even though he was giving me the wrong information. 😊 Thank God I have the all-knowing Holy Spirit in me to always get me back on track, when I...