The Story is not complicated at all, it is talking about God's guidance, direction and protection. When you are close to God there is no place that is unsafe for you. God protected the Israelite from harm during their journey, there is no difference between those times and now. Jehovah will always be there for his people, there is no need to fear any danger.
With the lord you cannot meet any danger because anytime God is by your side nothing bad can happen to you. There are many thing to do in order to get God's support and protection. One of the things to do is to acknowledge your sins and ask God for forgiveness.
Jesus died on the cross for all of us so that we can be saved and enter in the kingdom of God. So salvation is made possible for everybody even for the unbelievers. Anyone can ask for forgiveness that is only if you believe in Jesus Christ and the sacrifice he made on the cross for our sake.
When this has been done you have crossed the first stage in attaining direction and protection from God. God perform his miracle by granting you protection and direction all the days of your life. In summary total surrender to God means increased blessings, direction, protection, and more miracles will be upon your life.
The second and most important thing to do is to praise and worship His Holy Name. Apart from total surrender and acknowledgment of his death to God, you expected sing songs of worship and praise to him.
These songs are songs that glorify his name, the secret behind this is to make God perform more miracles in your life. When you praise God He will go the extra mile to ensure that you are always on the right track or path, that is why the first event done in churches is praise and worship. In summary, it is used to thank God for his goodness and mercies upon you life and for granting you direction.
To demand for guidance, protection and direction you must pray to him everyday of your life. Praying to God is not an act done occasionally or done when you are extremely in need of something. You are meant to pray everywhere you go and anytime it pops into your head.
A person can pray at home, at work, anywhere you can think of. When you pray to God it means that you have total belief in his name. Praying giving certain information to Him about your heart desires and other things you want to tell Him. When praying to God you thanks him for the good things He has done for you, in a prayer you can also pray for not only yourself but your friend and your family members.
So today make up your mind to pray to God, ask God for forgiveness. Also praise, worship and thanks Him for the good things He has done for you. Once you have done all these thing God will take care of you and direct your steps.