Kind of an odd picture I know. Happened a few weeks ago. If you know me, I am most definitely a routine person. One of my “routines” while at work is getting the mail from our Post Office Box at the Mall’s “Post Office.” Sun, Rain, Snow, I typically go check regardless.

This particular day it looked like it might rain so I took my umbrella with me. Good thing I did. About 30 steps down the sidewalk and it started raining. Funny thing is the sun stayed out. So, I got rained on, while the sun was shining. If you look behind me, you can see the sun shining on the sidewalk/road. It is always funny to me when it is raining while the sun is shining.

Of course, that got me to thinking. The picture above, in some ways, resembles our Christian Walk. It can seem like things are going great; when all of a sudden, the storms hit; the rains begin to pour; and we are caught outside, where we did not intend to be. However, the good news is that, during those storms, God always gives us moments that cheer us up; moments that lift our Spirits; moments that remind us of God’s love for us. The sunshine moments in our life if you will. Along with that, he also offers protection(umbrella) so we don’t get the brunt of the storm. So, the wind doesn’t completely wipe us out. We experience enough of the storm to know that God is using it to change our lives, change our outlook, etc. But not enough that it completely wipes us out. What a blessing and an encouragement to know that he watches over us, during those storms of life, to remind us that He is still in control. No matter what is going on in our lives.

The above screen shot is from an event a week or so ago. A dealership I use occasionally has a great service. You drop off your car; they shuttle you to work. When your car is ready, they bring it to you. One of them drives your car, and the other drives a car to bring the driver back. Make sense? Well, they have this cool feature. You can click on the link they send, and you can track them to know when they are almost to you. That way you can walk outside the minute they are pulling in with your car.

Well, the map above has 3 points of interests. One is the location of the dealership. Two is the location of me. Three is the car that shows not to be anywhere close. As I am “tracking” them on my phone, I notice they are getting farther and farther away. As a matter of fact, it appears that they are headed to Centerton. I text the driver to tell them they are headed the wrong way. No response. Finally, the “car” on the map stops, turns around, then starts headed back towards where I work. 30 minutes later, they finally arrive.

When I talked to the driver, she told me she knew they were going the wrong way, but she didn’t have the cell phone of the other driver and hence couldn’t tell him he was headed in the wrong direction.

Once again, that got me to thinking. Isn’t that just like God? We are headed a certain direction, that isn’t God’s plan, and He is saying, “no … you are making the wrong decision! Stop what you are doing! Come back to Me! Follow me, and the right plan will be enacted.” But we don’t listen. If we could step back and look at our situation, we might see what He sees. We might see where we are headed, and we would turn back. But we choose to ignore Him and His warning.

So … in conclusion, when those storms of life hit you, remember that you WILL get through them; remember God DOES have your best interest at heart; and remember to listen to Him. He WILL give you the right direction, if you just quiet down and listen to Him.

That’s it …. short this time around … can’t believe it has been over 7 months since I last blogged.

Hopefully it won’t be as long of a gap the next time around.