We worship God and pursue intimacy with Him and discover mysteries in Him. Our lives seem to work like it is oiled. ( and it is, by the Holy Spirit) We may feel like we are actually making some headway in our personal spiritual journey and fulfilling the destiny of God for our lives. But then WHAM!
As of from no-where the peanut butter hits the fan. Or like we said in Africa: the paw-paw hits the fan. Meaning; a loved one passes away, we get sued, your car breaks down, your kids go berserk, your boss goes postal, your neighbour goes ballistic, your health fails, your marriage takes a nose dive, or your business drops it's bottom.... These things are designed to distracts and to detract and most of the time they do just that. We find ourselves in such a fix that our focus gets shifted. We ponder, worry and mull about the 'situation' and soon we are under the circumstances. Our joy is gone, our peace is gone and our righteousness is tittering on being dropped in the garbage disposal. Now we find ourselves in a dark place. Somewhere with little hope and no future, or so it seems.Ever wonder why this happens? Why this detour comes? Why there suddenly appear a "road closed" sign on our journey in life?
It maybe that we were about to break through into something. It maybe that what we were doing, just before disaster struck, were going to destroy our enemy and populate heaven. Yes, I am saying that when these things happen it is an indicator that we are being effective. That we are doing something right
and when this happens...and it sure as snow in New England will,...we should not take the detour. Ram that sign and go through it. Don't stop what you are doing. Deal with the problem as much as you can but then realize that all this is temporal. There is a better life. There is a goal, there is a reward laid up for us in heaven. Don't loose sight of the goal. There's a line in the book of Hebrews...now we do not see all things under His feet as yet... BUT WE SEE JESUS! (my paraphrase) He is the author and finisher of our faith. Keep your eyes on the price. And if you got sidetracked go back. Find what you where doing. Pick it up from there and go on.Deal with the distractions of life as you would with the temptation to sin. We have a race to run and victories to won. We cannot afford to get involved in the tangles and to get lost in detour after detour. Let us run with endurance, determination and focus this race that is set before us.
