You
see my everyday norm wasn't going to be a norm for me anymore. I was going to
have to wake up earlier to get to work, arrive home later than usual, and use
more miles/gas money and it was all out of my control. I had to make some adjustments of my own and deal with it!
As the months passed, I started to see a smooth concrete road being laid out, more and more I could see the finishing of it. So finally some time later
the construction was all done. Not only was it done, but my commute was so much
nicer because it wasn't a two way road anymore, it was double lane and there
were more options to get onto highways much easier and faster. Now that was
pleasant, not only for me, but I'm sure for all the other people that lived in
my neighborhood.
Many
times we get forced to take life detours that are unexpected. Just when it seems
like life is good or we are at a comfort state it suddenly gets interrupted. I
personally know what it feels like to face a "life interruption” and it
really suuuuccckkkkssss! I got so annoyed... I kicked, I screamed, I cried, I
begged, and the list goes on. I could only a see the mess at the moment of my
detour that I didn't even create in first place. What I thought was good was actually being destroyed.... I just didn't
get it, it didn't make sense. I blamed others, I was mad at the people causing
the mess, and was just simply frustrated! I wanted to change something that was
out of my control... I'm sure you're getting my drift. You know when something
is going the opposite direction from what you know is right and true. Or when
you did all you could do to avoid any mishaps, but the smash up kept coming. Just
like when the road is being redone, the drills are going straight through and
the concrete to tear apart and break it into pieces..... Yes, that's how I
pretty much felt when my detour started, my internal world was being torn
apart, I didn't know why, and all I knew was agony. After a long journey of
heartache, confusion, endurance, and sacrifice I realized that although there
are situations we call "interruptions" we can still enjoy what lies
ahead.
There
is a more pleasant life road being expanded just for you, don’t act too quickly
on the destruction you see in front of you, but wait and let run its course. There
is a great reward, and great benefit for your behalf waiting for you and those
around you! Fight for what you know is right, seek up, and just wait on The One that allowed the detour in first place :-)
Jeremiah
29:10-11
10-11 This
is God’s
Word on the subject: “As soon as Babylon’s seventy years are up and not a day
before, I’ll show up and take care of you as I promised and bring you back
home. I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of
you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.
·
Freedom:
the power of right to act, speak, think as one wants without hindrance or
restraint. The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. Liberation, release,
deliverance, discharge.
·
Sparrow:
The sparrow is vigilant in her goals. She can be quite intimidating to some. She
is a master of flight, and
camouflage, and as such the sparrow teaches us to use
our creativity to get around in life – think outside the box,
and be creative in solving our problems. She represents Joy, Protection,
Simplicity, Creativity, Friendliness, Community, and Productivity. All too
often we take the sparrow for granted – small though she may be, she is
certainly powerful. It is her slightness in size that gives her
advantages. She reminds us we do not have to have the big stuff
(cars, house, etc.) to be important, and we do not have to have the
loudest voice in order be heard. Gospel hymns, such as “His
Eye Is on the Sparrow,” also use the image of the sparrow to denote the
importance of all things in the eyes of God.
- Number Eight:: New Beginnings.
