If you’re like me, I don’t enjoy detours, delays or if you go down the wrong road, you have to go back and get on the right one.
I remember a trip on the way to Ottawa (pre-GPS) where we went down a secondary highway on the way to a concert we were singing at and 20 minutes down the road, it was obvious, we had no idea where we were. Thankfully, we didn’t pull the “guy thing” and keep driving but got proper directions and made it to sound check in time.
Thankfully, we didn’t pull the “guy thing” and keep driving but got proper directions and made it to sound check in time.
Or being in a program that you were about as excited as watching a turtle cross the road; yes, that excited… Realizing that no matter how well I was doing, I was miserable. The ombudsman tried her best to keep me in the program but I was not in my lane and the longer I stayed in it, the more frustrated I got.
Or maybe it’s the relationship that we either don’t want to let go of or can’t let go of. I had come out of a not so great relationship months earlier and was still trying to figure out who I was when another lady showed up in the view finder of my life. Well, it started out alright but about a month in, I could feel like this could become a train wreck. And it wasn’t because anything terrible happened but I could tell that this was probably not going to go the distance and if it did go further, there could be issues that would bring on other problems down the road.
I think that once we walk down a road, it would be equivalent to a failure in our minds if we decide to stop and re-position ourselves. Maybe it’s pride and having to admit that we made a mistake or that what started out okay is not okay any longer.
I think that once we walk down a road, it would be equivalent to a failure in our minds if we decide to stop and re-position ourselves. Maybe it’s pride and having to admit that we made a mistake or that what started out okay is not okay any longer.
Some of my friends at the time said that I was nuts for ending the relationship but I just knew I had to get off the road that I was on and I had to believe that the best would intersect my path at the right time. (Yes, the best did cross my path-I’ve been crazy ever since)
Or just a few years ago, I had to make a very difficult decision of leaving a place I had grown to love and work at but the conditions had become unbearable under the leadership we had there. That was the easy part in considering leaving because of leadership.
What became difficult was that new leadership came in and offered the opportunity to stay and work with a clean slate. Sometimes, the hardest part about adjusting routes is when the clearing or path looks better than it did previously but deep down, there is the knowledge that there is a new road to travel and that road has new hills and peaks and terrain to explore and investigate.
Sometimes, the hardest part about adjusting routes is when the clearing or path looks better than it did previously but deep down, there is the knowledge that there is a new road to travel and that road has new hills and peaks and terrain to explore and investigate.
So a new change came and while I still have kept good relations with my previous job, I know I was obedient to allow a shift to take place in my life.
It is a mindset change to believe that each new day is a gift from above and that change or to reset our personal GPS to move forward really matters when those moments come. Sometimes, it’s because what we know is safe and comfortable so change doesn’t seem all that inviting…
It is a mindset change to believe that each new day is a gift from above and that change or to reset our personal GPS to move forward really matters when those moments come. Sometimes, it’s because what we know is safe and comfortable so change doesn’t seem all that inviting…
To find meaningful change in our lives, we need direction so we can walk through life with purpose. So, a few things that crossed my mind that can help us this coming week to help our daily, weekly walk of life count.
It really matters how we do life and how we live our life. It is important that we get wisdom to know how to live life well. And how we do life positively or negatively affects the lives of others we rub shoulders with daily.
Changes in life doesn’t wait for anyone. It’s a part of life, and it forces us to react.
We always feel a bit of discomfort at the start of something new, and we struggle to adapt to it. We’re not used to it, even though it’s been with us since we were born.
We can learn to flow with the changes and find the tools that we need to be as prepared as possible for when they come.
But Change may require work.
And it’s not that we’re afraid of work. But any change God brings into our lives may require us to…change with it. New Year’s resolutions, if successful, can mean uncomfortable shifts. Old habits die hard; establishing new ones can seem as downright impossible. Losing weight, making new friends, saving money—all demand work: exercise, new time commitments, changing of priorities, but above all, discipline. They won’t happen on their own.
The “work” of change may not just spell physical activity. Some attitudes, even harmful ones if we let them, can settle like cement in us. And nothing short of God’s intervention can break those attitudes up and establish new ones.
So, I heard a talk many years ago that has stuck with me
So, I heard a talk many years ago that has stuck with me. The speaker was talking about Detours To Destiny.
He said that people will be walking down the road of life and like the road signs on a highway, a road sign will come up and say, “stop, you’re going the wrong way” but we still keep walking.
Another will say, “We need to take the next exit” but we need to keep going. The crazy thing is, there could come a point when the next (last) sign we miss or ignore or excuse could land us in a ditch or a dead end, no point of return and/or put us on a long winding road back to where we need to go.
It’s only fatal if we don’t recognize that we need to change directions.
It’s only fatal if we don’t recognize that we need to change directions.
The right direction is always forward thinking, forward motioneadends
We’d be wrong if we’re looking back and thinking that we’re still in the same place. We’d be mistaken if we don’t teach ourselves that the right direction is to start from where we got stuck or where we need to change directions, to start moving forward.
So let’s watch our steps, making the most of the opportunities we get.
Hope this helps you on the journey..
Dave
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