A few weeks ago I was traveling north on Interstate 75 headed towards mid-town Atlanta. Upon approaching the Interstate 285 exit, I noticed a myriad of red taillights at a standstill. Translation…TRAFFIC (sigh). As usual, I immediately began thinking of what alternate route I could take because I didn’t want to wait. Consequently, I began to reach into my glove compartment for my GPS system to plug in my destination along with the criteria “Avoid Highways.” Before I could place the mount on my windshield and turn the GPS on, this same traffic, which looked like it was at a stand-still from a distance, was moving forward. Then I thought to myself, “What if I had gotten off the interstate to take an alternate route?” The answer to that question is that it would have taken me longer to get to my destination.
The moral of this story is that we should not let the appearance of slow progression cause us to detour from our course. Have you ever considered that God may be slowing you down to prevent an accident ahead? Or maybe God is slowing you down to simply speak to you. The Bible declares in Psalm 37:23 “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.” So not only does God direct the steps of the godly, he delights in every detail of them; including the traffic.
So chill and stay the course. Whatever the destination, God will get you there, not only in good time, but in His time.
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Wendell Martin...when I tell you I thank GOD for this post! We've met once through your brother Rodney and I came to this page from looking at his page and knowing that you were in Atlanta. Anyway, thank you for your obedience to God in releasing this blog! It was divinely inspired and definitely confirmation for me!
OMG!!! Wendell...you know my situation with Guatemala and returning back to the states...this spoke directly to me! Thank you for the wisdom!
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