Where Did You Find God Today?

A major six-lane highway runs close to my apartment complex. But, that is not enough to handle the growing congestion. So, they are building new routes. Expansion construction will last for years. Each day, you are not really sure which direction the signs will lead you. Will there be a detour? Is your exit closed? I imagine they have a master plan, and are carrying it out step by step, but often, I wonder, “What are they doing?” It all looks like a tangled web of rubble and dirt to me.

Inevitably, especially when traffic is heavy, there will be a few people who ignore the signs. Then, they get stuck, and jam up everyone else. Why? Perhaps they want to go the way they are used to going, or they are too busy yakking on their cell phone to pay attention to the signs. Maybe they’re distracted by their tunes blasting through the radio, or zoned out as they re-hash their stressful day in their minds. Some try to make their own path, weaving through orange cones.

On the road of life, isn’t the same thing true? God gives us directional signs, but at times we ignore them, choose to not follow them, or are too distracted by everything else that grabs our attention to notice them. Then, we get stuck. We are not going the way we thought we were to go.

Is God showing you a directional sign that you are ignoring? It may be to slow down, turn here, or maybe even STOP!  Will you? Or are you in too much of a hurry trying to get where you think you need to go?

He may be pointing you in a direction you think detours you way off your normal path. Where is He taking you? Will you ever get to where you thought you were going?

On the road of life, you have to daily decide: who do you trust for directions? My way, or the High way.