Many months ago (more than I would care to remember), the unnamed "them" began to work on a near-by exit. It's a complicated merge of traffic coming from multiple directions trying to leave in multiple opposite directions, lane after lane of cars crossing over each other. The headache that even the idea of this construction caused was too much to handle and I was ready to exit this crazy commuting world I live in. But several mornings ago as I groaned unable to avoid this head-thumbing zone, I was amazed as I eased through it without teeth pulled or the promise of my first born. My first thought was "Oh I guess 'they' were right. Maybe 'they' know what 'they' were doing." These traffic experts saw a problem, went to work and made it better. Yes there was delays, headaches and probably a little cursing but the end goal of ease in traffic had been found. I guessed next time I will have to trust the road construction warriors and believe things can get better.
I saw parallels in my current life too. I am currently residing in a construction zone in that every area in my life is changing. Everything feels like its up in the air. Nothing eases like the newly worked lanes of that complicated exit. I am going to trust the warrior of my life, my God, that He knows what he is doing as He deconstructs and reconstructs my heart. I pray for the day when I can recognize that things are better. And I hope that I will remember that all this reconfiguring will ultimately bring better communication, a closer relationship with my Agape.
He trained us first, passed us like silver through refining fires, Brought us into hardscrabble country, pushed us to our very limit, Road-tested us inside and out, took us to hell and back; Finally he brought us to this well-watered place. (Psalm 66:10-12 MSG)
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