Just Around The Curve

Expressions of Inspiration for today, August 8, 2007.

"I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings." Psalm 40:1-2

I remember a road trip years ago, which taught me a valuable lesson on faith and patience, which I have never forgotten. I was travelling with my cousin to a church located in a rural area of Georgia. Neither of us had ever attempted a road trip before, and neither of us had a very keen sense of direction. However, after receiving clear-cut directions, we were confident that we would reach our destination. We followed the directions until we finally saw the sign welcoming us to the state of Georgia. We got off at the exit specified on the directions. We rode, and rode, and rode, but did not see the sign indicating that we had reached the town we were looking for. It had already passed the time in which we should have arrived. We stopped and asked for directions and were told that we were headed in the right direction. He said for us to keep driving and we would see the sign after we topped a hill. We rode until we finally saw that we were approaching a hill. We topped the hill and, of course, the road just kept going with no sign in sight. We topped another hill, and no sign. I told my cousin that I was going to go a little bit further and if we didn't see the sign we were looking for, we were going to turn around and head back. Just as I was looking for a safe place to turn around, I thought to myself, we have come much too far to turn around now, and I continued to drive. Just as I turned the next curve, we saw the welcome sign, as well as the street sign that led to the church.

How many times have we wanted something so very badly from God? We prayed, and we prayed and prayed, but it seemed that we were getting no answer. We asked for directions and thought surely, we were doing something wrong. We are told that we are heading in the right direction and to just keep on praying. We prayed through the sunshine, prayed through the rain, up hills and down hills. We finally reached the point where we gave up and stopped asking and believing and accepted less than our hopes, dreams and expectations. Once our faith stops and we stop believing, we hinder the process of God's blessings for us. How many blessings have we missed because we failed to go the extra mile? Never stop believing. Never give up on your dreams of reaching your goal or destination. You never know how very close you may have been to getting there. Your blessing could have been waiting for you, just around the very next curve!

Prayer: Father in Heaven, no matter how difficult the road may seem, please give me the faith and determination to hold on to my dreams and the courage to never give up. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen

God bless. Peace