I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.  Isaiah 42:16 

 

There’s a story told about Charlton Heston that illustrates our need to do what we know to do, then trust God with rest! During the making of Ben-Hur, Heston worked long hours with stunt trainers, learning to drive a chariot for the film’s crucial chariot race. He improved greatly in his mastery over the horses and rig, but finally became convinced that the task was more of a challenge than he’d initially anticipated. So he approached the legendary film director Cecil B. De Mille about the scene. ‘Mr. De Mille’, he said, ‘I’ve worked very hard at mastering this rig. I think I can drive it convincingly in the scene, but I don’t think I can win the race.’ After a moment’s silence, De Mille looked at Heston, smiled, and said, ‘You just drive; I’ll direct.’ And what was the result? The chariot race became one of the most memorable highlights of the entire movie. You don’t need to know all the answers. You just need to know that you’ve fully obeyed the last instruction God gave you. Once you have done so, ‘just drive and let God direct!’ That’s what His Word means when it says, ‘‘along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them’ (Isaiah 42:16).