“The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; he guides it wherever he pleases.”

Starting today there is a community in New Jersey who have had to close up to 60 of their public streets to through traffic because the traffic direction app, Waze, has created havoc and confusion in their neighborhood.  I’ve experienced this as Waze has taken me through streets that I would never had traveled before.  This is not a big deal, unless you live on one of these streets and all of a sudden your street becomes the new thoroughfare of choice. It is an unintended consequence of technology and in 2018 there will be plenty of scrutiny on technology companies as they defend themselves against these types of personal “intrusions” that will experienced.  I’d go as far as to say that corporate America needs to be on the lookout for challenges and backlash from becoming favored by political and economic forces.  Everyone loves their favorite brands and companies, until they don’t. And when they don’t, things can turn ugly, fast.  It is why we need to do our best in this year to shore up those areas where we might feel our corporate reputations are most at risk.

If you are like me, you have taken time to reflect on this coming year and you have written your goals and objectives and even claimed a resolution or two as your own. These are good things to do and whether we complete what we set out to do, or not, we are better for trying.  As we contend to bring glory to God through our work and as we get better and better at doing this, it will get harder and harder for us as we feel challenged in our steadfastness and faithfulness.  It is just the nature of how things work for those who are striving to work in God’s purpose.  So, as we move into 2018, let us not feel liked we are either confused or being redirected into places and routes that everyone else is traveling, but instead be led by Him to where He desires us to go!

Reference: Proverbs 21:1 (New Living Translation)