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So, Dora the Explorer. 

Homegirl never gets lost, right? She's always like, "Hey. Map." and that map guy shows up and is like, "Hey. You should go that way." And then Dora's like, "Cool. Thanks, Map." And map guy is like "Hey. No problem." 

This got me to thinking about a couple of things: 
1) Google Maps - Way less creepy than a talking, magical map - Dora should sell the map, and that monkey that wears boots, and buy an iPhone 5. 
2) WHERE. IS. HER. MOTHER? Girlfriend's just trekking around the wilderness with talking stuff and no juice box - Plus, she's like 2. 

Concerned Citizen: "Um, ma'am. Did you know that your daughter goes out into the dry lands on a daily basis toting a talking backpack, singing map, and stylish monkey? And that they regularly engage in conversations with various strangers who can't remember where they left their coloring books or how to get home?"
Dora's Mom: "Yeah, it's cool." 
Concerned Citizen: "....She talked to a frog for half an hour the other day." 
Dora's Mom: "Was he a green frog with yellow stripes?"
Concerned Citizen: "What does that have to do with anything?"
Dora's Mom: "Well, it might have been Steve. We went to college together." 
Concerned Citizen: "....You're a terrible mom."
Dora's Mom: "I've missed Steve."

Despite the creepiness of her inherently insane lifestyle - Homegirl still never gets lost. 

Mic-AhI'mAwesome writes, "He will bring you through the gates of your cities of captivity back to your own land. Your king will lead you; the Lord Himself will guide you." - Micah 2:13

HOLYCRAPIHAVEAMAGICMAPTOO.

While I may not agree with her choice in friends, clothes, or the way she was raised, I will admit there is a method to Dora's madness. She steps boldly out into the world each day without a single ounce of worry that she might get lost. Why? Because she knows all she has to do is say, "Map" and he always shows up to guide her. 

Y'all already know where I'm going with this - We should all buy monkeys and put boots on them IMMEDIATELY. 

But also this - There's no reason why we shouldn't step out into the world boldly each and every day without a shred of doubt that we'll know exactly where to go because all we have to say is, "God" and He Himself is faithful to always show up and guide us. We have to understand that when we call on Him, He is willing to put everything else aside and point us in the right direction. When Dora says "Map" he's not like "Oh, hey, lemme get my cousin, Pamphlet, he'll help you out today. I'm suuuuuper busy with....map stuff." In that same way, the Lord won't look at us and say, "Oh...yeaaaah....I'm pretty busy with, you know, being God, so lemme just send someone who has an approximate knowledge of how to get you where you need to go." No, He Himself takes the lead and directs us out of the those places of captivity into our own free lands that He has set aside for us. 

Sometimes, I get lost. Mainly because I'm either: 
a) Looking for food. 
OR
b) Distracted by food. 

But mostly because I'm either:
a) Looking for something that isn't the Lord.
OR
b) Distracted by something that isn't from the Lord. 

So, it's good to know I've got a GodPositioningSystem at my disposal. 

Kbye.

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