I am a navigational nightmare. I continually find myself getting turned around. That is why it came as no surprise when my well meaning daughter called attention to an article she found by Kelli Kennedy an Associated Press Writer. She suggested that I purchase several pairs of the shoes described in the article.

Kennedy reported the story of Isaac Daniel, an engineer who invented GPS shoes. The GPS sneakers, available in six designs, resemble most other running shoes. But unlike other shoes these promise to locate anyone with “the press of a button.” Daniels was in New York on business when he received the call that every parent fears. His 8-year old was missing from school. Frantic with fear and overcome with worry he caught the first flight home. When he arrived home he was relieved to find that the entire incident was the result of miscommunication.

The event changed Daniels and inspired him to embed a tiny Global Positioning System Chip into a line of sneakers that provide “peace of mind” to parents, Alzheimer patients and the military. On the down side the shoes cost $325. to $350. a pair and require a monthly monitoring fee of 19.95. At those prices it is clear that these shoes must be reserved for emergency use only. They are not to be used to locate a teen who is out past curfew or the navigationaly challenged mother. Furthermore, although technology is improving, GPS technology often yields “spotty results.”

So until technology improves and the shoes become more cost effective, I will continue to rely on the LORD who looks down from heaven (Psalm 14:2) and numbers my steps (Job 14:16). I find comfort knowing that His "eyes move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His" (2 Chr 16:9 NIV).