What if one's tendency to go wandering off is truly a gift? What if the driving force beneath the curiosity that leads a person to wander off the beaten path is not immaturity, but the wild, untamable Spirit of God, drawing them into the foliage to be refined, to discover fresh insights, and pioneer a new way forward for a new group of people?Brandan Roberston
About This Quote
The author of this quote, Bruce Wilkinson, is a pastor. He is known for the book The Pursuit of God: Using Brain Science to Understand Spirituality and Religion. In this quote, he suggests that people who like to wander off the beaten path may be following the Spirit of God as they pursue fresh insights and new ideas. These people may even be as mature as those who prefer to follow the crowd into the safety of the known paths.
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