The Road

"...Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." Last portion of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

Last night Dan and I decided to go into Waxahachie for dinner. It only takes about 15 minutes to get there from our house, taking Hwy 287. We went a different route, one we had never taken before.

The road was an unmarked, two lane road with a group of houses here...then a group of houses there...with lots of natural, undeveloped land in between. It was a beautiful drive.

About ten minutes into the drive, we began to get a little nervous because we really didn't know where the road led. We assumed at the beginning that it would eventually connect to a larger road, but we had lost count of how many curves we had taken. A fork in the road came up, so we just took the one that was in the general direction of where we needed to go.

There were no signs. Evidently, most people who took that road knew where they were and where they were going.

There were times when the overgrowth of trees beside the road connected like a canopy overhead. We could not see beyond where we were right then.

Then, there was a clearing, and I saw the water tower of Waxahachie...a sign that we were headed in the right direction, and we weren't far away from our destination.

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and light unto my path." Psalm 119:105

Once again, we were surrounded by trees. This time, though, we had confidence because we saw a sign.

Sure enough, about five minutes later we connected with a larger road that took us straight where we wanted to go.

I thought about that road and how our lives with God are similar. We go in the direction He leads us without knowing all the details. We start out with confidence, enjoying the ride. Then, sometimes we can't even see our feet in front of us, and we begin to question the way. We keep going, relying on the initial direction, and before we know it, He gives us a sign to give us confirmation and resolve.

Oh, the things He uses to teach us!

"Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding; In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5-6