During the holiday season, people often travel distances to visit family and friends. When driving new places, many depend on a GPS for direction.
- Many people have stories related to the GPS. What experiences has your family had with a GPS? Have you ever been in the car when the GPS frustrated the driver, or has it always worked well for you? (Answers will vary.)
Share the following short video with your students [0:21]:
When Apple Maps Gives You The Wrong Directions in Hawaii
These two men almost drove into the ocean because Apple maps gave them the wrong directions to their location! Obviously, this is not a life-and-death situation. However, if the map had given the wrong directions to an ambulance driver or search-and-rescue team, the technology glitch could have had some very serious consequences, such as preventing people from getting urgent help.
GPS programs are designed to help us navigate roads to get from one place to the next, but sometimes, these programs lead in the wrong direction. There are other influences that lead us as we walk through daily life. Some may lead us away from our goals or the direction God wants for us.
- Have you ever tried to go on one path in your life only to get in trouble for what you did, how you did it, or who you were with? What happened? (Answers may vary.)
- How do pressures from your school friends affect the direction you take? (Answers may vary; they encourage following friends to cheat, misbehave, pick on others, etc.)
- What other influences in life have led you in a direction you wish you had not gone? (Answers will vary but may include social media, television, siblings, etc.)
Saul had a strong sense of direction—a determination to persecute Christians. Let’s see how he realized he needed to turn around and what his life was like after that change.
