JUST DO THE DETOUR!

We recently took a trip into 'old home' territory. As we were on our way to the camp ground with a fully loaded 32' 5th wheel in tow. There it was, the dreaded sign: 'Detour ahead'. With a rig like that, a U-turn is not really an option. Narrow winding roads to add to the time and stress.

Well, on the return trip, it was to be different. The men, sitting around the campfire plotting the route to avoid the detour. After delays with vehicle problems. (4 hour delay) we headed back. We took the alternate route to avoid the detour. As we were going along, the comment was made; "Hmm, I did not know that #23 was this far north." By the time we reached #23, we both knew that the detour certainly wasn't 'that' long. As we headed east on #23 it seemed to take forever. THEN IT APPEARED! the dreaded sign: 'Detour Ahead'. We had to laugh. We found a place to turn that rig around and return to the detour we were trying to avoid.

I started to think about that; It is just what we do in life. An obstacle shows up in our path. We know that it is the way we are supposed to go, but we want to Avoid the Detour. We make all sorts of trouble for ourselves. We take the long way around by ourself, thinking we know best, instead of just looking to Jesus who wants to take us THROUGH and teach us on the way.

When will I learn to JUST DO THE DETOUR?

Until Then,

Kate