Detours

 Construction, construction everywhere! A simple trip to the doctor had me winding my way throughout the city to simply get back home. It was not my choice, but it did make me think as I sat in line at several stop lights.

Life is full of detours. They are typically not our choice, winding our life journey through areas we never planned to travel and taking much longer for us to reach our desired destination. 

God tells us that His thoughts are not our thoughts, nor His ways our ways. Isaiah 55:8-12 He takes us places that we don't necessarily want to go, but He has purpose. 

It reminds me of when the Israelites left Egypt in Exodus 13. God took them on a round-about route as they were not yet ready for the challenges of a direct route. He was protecting them. He was teaching them lessons that they could not have learned another way. 

My journey with this new treatment feels as if there are detours. This week, I see small areas of progress, but not nearly as quickly as I would like. I want to be better yesterday. I began to be weary in the constant traffic that comes with chronic illness. God reminded me of Matthew 11:28-30. He calls the weary to Himself. What a promise! 

Detours in life come. Events happen that seem to take us away from our goals. Yet, God will journey with us through these detours, doing things in His time. Trust Him. For, He knows the way through the wilderness!