CROSSING WITHOUT A MAP
Exodus 13:17–18
In African wisdom, it is said that the one who asks for directions must first accept that he is lost. Crossing without a map is one of the most unsettling experiences of faith. The human mind craves clarity, visible structures, and certainty, yet God often leads His people through unfamiliar terrain where reliance replaces reassurance.
The Israelites were not led through the shortest route, but through the safest one for their growth. God understood their internal condition before considering the external journey. The longer road was not punishment. It was preparation.
Sometimes the direct path would destroy you before it develops you.
In Igbo thought, there is a clear understanding that onye amaghi uzo, amaghi ebe o ga esi laghachi, one who does not know the road cannot know where he will return from. Yet faith demands movement even when the route is unclear.
Crossing without a map teaches discernment, patience, and trust.
In Nigerian lived experience, many transitions happen without clarity. People change career without guarantees, political party without ideology, they relocation without certainty. Many call themselves into ministry or purpose not because they are prepared, but because remaining stagnant had become more dangerous than stepping forward into the unknown.
Sometimes people move not because the way is clear, but because the old place has become suffocating.
God rarely hands out blueprints. He reveals direction one step at a time.
The absence of a map is intentional. It keeps dependence anchored in God rather than in strategy alone.
When vision is partial, obedience must be complete because crossing without a map also exposes the heart to fear and doubt. The temptation to return to what is familiar grows stronger, and Egypt becomes attractive when the wilderness feels endless. Yet the wilderness is where identity is reshaped, and the bondage of false security and wrong teachings is unlearned.
Do not confuse delay with denial. The longer route often protects you from battles you are not yet equipped to fight.
#God may not show you the full road, but He will never abandon you on the journey.
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