I heard a story about a biologist who was experimenting with what he called processional caterpillars.  He lined up the caterpillars on the rim of a flower pot, so the lead caterpillar was head to tail with the last caterpillar, with no break in the parade. The tiny creatures walked around and around the pot for a whole week before they died of exhaustion and starvation. Not once did any of the caterpillars break out and go for the plant and eat!  Food was only inches away, but their follow-the-leader instinct was stronger than the drive to eat or survive.

There are three questions you should ask yourself when you find yourself stuck in a rut.

1. Is this rut of my own doing?  Are you just comfortable in your safe place that requires no risk?  The only way out of this rut is to do something different.  Make new choices.
2. Who am I following?  Follow good leaders, don't just follow the crowd.
3. Where am I going?  Ruts develop when we lose a sense of vision.  Goals take you somewhere.

Jesus has called us to "go ye".  Come out from among them, move forward into what God has for you. 

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