M.O.M.M.Y. Mother of Many Montana Young

No Street Lights

Some days it sure feels like we are traveling along a long, dark road with no lights to illuminate our path.  Our streets and neighborhoods in Belgrade have very few street lights ( a huge change from the big city) and so traveling at night (especially when your eye sight is poor!) can be difficult to say the least. 

The road that leads to our house is off the highway, so you can see the large billboards and lights from this road, but when you are trying to gage the distance in the dark, it is easy to lose the way.  I have found that I try to turn off the wrong road constantly, or I pass right throguh the intersection instead of slowing down and turning down the street that leads home.  As the time change occurred, so has the frequency of my driving "at night".   I began to wonder what God might be trying to tell me.  

 Am I willing to 'drive" on the dark road when I can't see where the Heavenly Father is leading me, or do I second guess His judgement and try to do it on my own? 

The road I take to get home is clearly marked, and I know I must wait until I get to the large billboard, but I have mistakenly tried to turn earlier several times. In fact, last night  I went straight through the intersection ( thank God there were no other weary travelers)  and I missed the turn!!  I lost sight of the road sign! 

How often do we do this in our lives?  God has clearly marked our path with His word,  "thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path". 

 I lost my way!  I turned my head and trusted in my own judgement rather than the trustworthiness of the road signs!!  How often do we do this with our relationship with GOD?  How often do we think we know better?  Do we think we know the "signs"  better than he does?  Do we assume we have arrived at our destination, only to find  that we completely missed the turn?   

 The road may be dark, there may be many curves along the way, but God has promised to never leave us or forsake us.  He gives us the grace we need to arrive at our destination safely.  He always provides us the light at the end of the road, even when the darkness surrounds the rest of the path. 

Ephesians 5 :8  For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord.  Walk as children of light.

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{ 08:51 , Sunday, November 9, 2008 } { Posted by haflinger }

When I saw your title I had to laugh at my self.. My son brought his girlfriend here to Maine for the first time and she is from a large city.. Well we live in the woods and I mean woods.. We don't have street lights we live on a dead end dirt road.
When it gets dark you can't see in front of you.. She did not like it at all.. Well guess what she broke off her engagement to my son.. The woods was too much for her..
Blessings Sister brenda/haflinger