I was leaving the children’s hospital with my oldest son after seeking emergency treatment for an asthma episode. It had been a long afternoon and all we both wanted to do was get out of there and go home. We got in the van, I reversed the car and started to drive toward the exit sign which was toward the upper incline of the building. Noah asked why we were driving “up” further into the garage when the exit was clearly on the lower level. I explained in order to get out, we had to go up.
Being five-years-old, he said, “That doesn’t make any sense.”
Like all mothers who think their kids are brilliant, I knew my little genius wasn’t going to be easily convinced. He sat up and started looking at the signs to see if I was driving the correct way. Again he asked why we would have to go through the upper levels to get to the lower levels?
I explained that’s just the way the garage is built. Trust me, I said.
Sure enough, he saw for himself the signs that pointed to the exit took us up before it eventually took us out. There were curves and sharp corners, but we just followed the signs until we got to the exit. Finally, sunlight!
I have found myself in many messed up situations over the years and had to pray for God’s guidance and direction. The funny thing is, when He responds to my prayer, it’s almost never how I expected. God’s deliverance may seem confusing. It may seem inconsistent and almost crazy at times, but just go with Him. We can’t possibly comprehend what God is doing in our lives – or why.
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9
In order for Noah to get out of that garage and get home, he had to trust the one driving him.
When we’re riding with the Lord, we have to do the same thing. Sit up and pay attention. Just follow the signs (even the confusing ones) and you will eventually find the exit from your messed up situation.
(Written Friday, March 29, 2013)
Being five-years-old, he said, “That doesn’t make any sense.”
Like all mothers who think their kids are brilliant, I knew my little genius wasn’t going to be easily convinced. He sat up and started looking at the signs to see if I was driving the correct way. Again he asked why we would have to go through the upper levels to get to the lower levels?
I explained that’s just the way the garage is built. Trust me, I said.
Sure enough, he saw for himself the signs that pointed to the exit took us up before it eventually took us out. There were curves and sharp corners, but we just followed the signs until we got to the exit. Finally, sunlight!
I have found myself in many messed up situations over the years and had to pray for God’s guidance and direction. The funny thing is, when He responds to my prayer, it’s almost never how I expected. God’s deliverance may seem confusing. It may seem inconsistent and almost crazy at times, but just go with Him. We can’t possibly comprehend what God is doing in our lives – or why.
“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9
In order for Noah to get out of that garage and get home, he had to trust the one driving him.
When we’re riding with the Lord, we have to do the same thing. Sit up and pay attention. Just follow the signs (even the confusing ones) and you will eventually find the exit from your messed up situation.
(Written Friday, March 29, 2013)
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