Running Ahead
When I was a child, our extended family would sometimes go on long walks. I always ran ahead, but then had to stop at every intersection. “Straight? Are we going straight? Is this where we turn?” The poor adults would have to interrupt their conversation to respond. It never occurred to me to run off my own way- I always assumed the adults had a plan. It also never occurred to me to walk side-by-side with those who were determining the direction we would go, rather than run back and forth repeatedly to find out. Sometimes we run ahead of God. “Is this the path I should take? Should I change direction?” He patiently guides us, in His time, in the ways we should go. Wouldn’t we expend a lot loss energy and worry less, if we just walked side-by-side with Him, enjoying the journey, and letting Him lead the way?