Road Block

Today has not gone as planned and, if I am anything, I am a planner. I have my lists, TWO calendars, my label maker, etc. I try to be organized and nothing gives me greater satisfaction then checking something off my list and having my day go according to plan.

So, right now I should be sitting in my Beth Moore Bible Study, sharing wonderful insights with friends and then watching this week's video. Obviously, that didn't happen. I was all ready to go... had my workbook and bible with me in the car so that after I dropped Chris off at school and voted, I would be on my way. And it was going great until I was a few miles from my house. Then there was a road block. Heavy construction... repaving roads. Single lane. No one moving... no one even crawling. No side roads to turn off. I kept thinking "if I just wait a little longer and then it would start moving. Maybe I'll just miss the worship part." Then time passed and I thought, "well, maybe I'll just miss the small group discussion." But after 35 minutes of moving maybe 1/2 mile, I realized that even if by some small miracle, the police man waved all the cars on my side of the road through, I would still be arriving at bible study well beyond the start of the video and it really wasn't worth the 40 minute journey.

So, as soon as I was able to finally get to the highway entrance, I was able to take some back roads towards my home. About 5 minutes into the trip home, I hit ANOTHER road block! By this time, I was thinking, "how come every plan I have today is not going my way!?" Luckily, I didn't have to wait as long at this road block, but it just really confirmed in my heart something about me and MY plans. Obviously, God has other plans for my day. And even though the plans I had in place were good and positive, even God-focused plans --- they weren't what he wanted or needed me to do with my morning. The whole drive home, I was thinking of all the other things I could accomplish on my list when I got here. And while I was mentally reworking "my plan", I felt the Lord impressing on me what HE wanted me to do this morning.... and I knew that He and I would have some quality one-on-one time with no interruptions and THAT is the plan he wanted for me this morning.

So, I guess I'm grateful for the road block that opened the path for me to spend my morning the way God wanted me to spend it!