If
You Don’t Watch Out,
You’ll Wind Up Where You’re Going!
Week before
last Carol went to Weatherford with Jackson to meet her mother for lunch.
They had a delightful time together, and then Carol headed for home.
She decided to come home by way of Airport Freeway. Previously, we had
noted a sign on the freeway that warned that the exit to Highway 121
would change to the left lane. However, Carol was not paying attention
to signage this particular day and had been driving in the left lane.
All of a sudden she realized what had happened. The left lane was exiting
onto 121, and there was nothing she could do but go where she was headed.
She called me laughing, “Guess where I am? On 121!” She
continued, “I wasn’t watching and didn’t realize until
too late that the exit had changed.” She then exited on Harwood
and made her way back to 183 so that she could stop at the church and
pick me up.
TXDoT
threw her a curve. Carol was following the same course she always took
to get home. You may remember that when we moved here, Toni McMillon
told us the fastest way to get somewhere was to stay in the left lane.
Carol was simply doing the same thing she’d always done. But something
changed, and it wasn’t Carol. However, Carol reaped the consequences.
She had to make an unintentional detour to get back on track.
The
Christian life has to be lived intentionally. It is a life whose focus
is always on God. And we maintain that focus through Bible study, daily
devotions, prayer, Sunday School and worship. And even then, Satan may
try to throw in some road construction which may cause us to veer off
course. (Please understand I am not calling TXDoT the devil.)
As
we journey through Epiphany, we remember that as the wise men left Bethlehem,
they no longer had a star. They, like we, had to rely on God’s
daily guidance. Take a few moments to consider how you are seeking God
each day because if you don’t watch out, you might wind up where
you’re going!