The Road Home

The Road Home

Hebrews 12: 2 (NIV)
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and was sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Good morning!

For those of you who live in the St. Louis, MO, area, you remember the storm that we had last night—Well, I was driving in it! Let me tell you what happened:

All I wanted to do was get home. It was dark. I was alone in my car (me and God). The rain was beating all around me. And the rain NEVER stopped. Sometimes, the rain would not rain as hard as before. The roads were slippery at times. The rain definitely covered the road – and at times, I wasn’t sure where the lines were—especially, with the few spots where the fog would start rising off the road. When someone passed me, their lights seemed brighter than ever, but because my windshield is dirty on the inside, it made it hard to see. The frogs were jumping all over the road looking for safety from the storm. There was debris on the road. There were fallen trees just missing my path. I had to drive REALLY SLOW!!! I have never driven 30mph on highway 79—When the speed limit is 60mph! Sometimes, I would get behind someone who thought they needed to drive extra slow—though, I usually got angry at these people and very annoyed….they kept me going at a good pace so that I wouldn’t get hurt and go off the road! When I finally got home, I was relieved! It felt like I had just accomplished something amazing!

Then I realized that this is kind of what the road of life is like! Sometimes, we feel very alone. The world is always beating down on us. And the world never stops. Sometimes, life gets to be a little easier…but sometimes, life is just hard—and it seems as if it will never stop and things keep coming down!!! At times, life can be a little slippery—those are the times that you really don’t know what to choose! You have to be careful or who knows what will happen. Life can make you lose your way. And sometimes, you have to realize that you don’t always know the way. Sometimes, God hasn’t blown the fog away for you to see where you are going—sometimes, you have to take risks! Sometimes, people try to help out…give more light to the situation! BUT, if we aren’t open to advice…we won’t be able to receive some of the best help in the world! Sometimes, we need to clean the inside of us too…not just the outside!

Life can be a little tough with debris showing up! Leftover issues that were never resolved before can create debris in your life…but remember that it can show back up anytime another storm blows into town! Take care of the leftover debris in your life—so your life won’t get covered underneath it. Every so often, trees fall in our way…and sometimes, we need a little help moving them. Sometimes, it seems like people get in our way! BUT…the one thing I remembered the entire way home—that you should remember in life, is to keep your focus.

If I would have lost my focus, I would have been off the road easily. I would have driven right into the back end of someone else who was taking a little more precaution. If I would have lost my focus…things would have been a lot harder. Now…my focus was getting home safely…but I think we need to have the same focus when it comes to Jesus. Hebrews says to “fix your eyes on Jesus.” Fix your eyes on the prize! Focus your eyes on Jesus, and though, things will get in your way, you too can make it home safely!

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