Over the last few weeks the Lord has been teaching me to trust Him. It is much easier said then done of course. You see, a few weeks ago, I was on an emotional high after visiting a local church. Have you ever had one of those moments? You know the feeling that you can do anything, and you are ready to tackle any problem head on? Well that is where I was at that day, excited to get back to the ranch to tell my friends all about it. As I reached the fence, and was maneuvering through the gate, I was looking ahead instead of looking around. Immediately I knew something was wrong, I had driven into the fence post.
I had just a moment to think, to decide how I would react. One of my friends was right in front of me holding open the gate. The look on his face said it all, I had gotten myself into a pickle. So after surveying the damage, I went on my merry little way. I made a choice to have a good attitude and to realize that it was just a material possession that could be fixed. A quick claim and a week or so later, my Jeep was perfect again! The day arrived for me to pick up my Jeep, and I was beyond excited. I quickly grabbed the mail to read on my way over, and noticed once piece of mail was regarding a recall. I opened it up to discover that two recalls were issued for my Jeep and had been for some time. When I did some research, I discovered that the recalls were on my airbag sensors. There were so many thoughts that popped into my mind, but one thing was for sure, God had been protecting me. After finally getting my Jeep back, you can imagine the joy I had in driving it again. So last night I decided to head up to my friends house on the hill and visit with her for a little while. She decided that I should stay for dinner as her husband was working late. We sat around and talked for a while, and it was exactly what I needed after the last few weeks. It was getting late, so I said my goodbyes and began to head down the hill. It had been raining for days, so the dirt road were hard to maneuver. I decided to take the long way around on the dirt, and gravel path that was once the primary road. As I went down the road, I kept looking to the side to see where I was to turn to come back upon the main little dirt road. This area is not level, so working around it was proving to be very difficult. All I could see was pitch black, and my high beams were of no use. So I trusted God, and I went a little farther until it looked flat, and then I just turned left and drove. I drove until I hit mud and then I did my best to work through it. I was relieved to finally hit the fence line because that meant I was almost out of the pasture. I could see my one of my friends drive up on a four wheeler looking confused. Why was I driving in the pasture? All the guys down the hill noticed and were coming to see what was going on. I made it out finally, and headed on my way. It was not an experience I hope to do again. If I had been paying attention in the daytime I would have known where to go. Isn’t that true in our Christian life? Just like I have experienced the last few weeks, when we do not pay attention to where we are going, things can happen that we do not expect. We try to go through life trudging through the Mud, when God has a path set out for us that He has designed. We may hit Mud, or we may get lost, but He is right there next to us, guiding the way. We don’t have to travel this road alone. After all that I have experience these weeks and months, I know that God works all things according to His will. He is leading and guiding me in the way I am meant to go. If I let him, He will lead me, guide me, and keep me safe. If I do hit another dirt road or dark pasture, I know I am not alone!!!
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