A thought I can't shake

    This is a little something that was stuck in my head this morning when I woke up. I decided to write it down and share it. It isn't polished or finished, it is just what was on my mind this morning. I hope it sticks in your mind and makes you think about the road you travel.

        The Road We Travel

  As humans many people say that we all follow different paths towards the same final destination. I think it is more like a road that we are following than a path. Christians all travel the same road; to be more specific I think it is more like a superhighway that we, as Christians, are all on. I think that superhighway does indeed have many different lanes that we can choose to take, but they are all going the same way. Some move faster and some slower, some have obstacles in them and some are wide open. I suspect that some are closed part of the time or open to just selected people, but they are all still part of the same road. As long as we stay on that road it will eventually take us all to the same destination. But like all the major roads we travel, it isn't a direct non-stop route. There are times when we will have to or need to get off that main road.  Sometimes it may be a stop to refuel or rest. Sometimes it may be a need to stop for repairs. There may be another reason though that makes us get off the main road. We may think we are lost. We may decide that we need to stop and look for directions.

   Those last two reasons can be a real challenge for us and a real danger to us. If we are in need of repairs it can be very hard to find a reliable place to get the work done and even harder to find the right parts. But as difficult as that can be, I think the greatest danger comes when we think we are lost. Once you get off that main road it is much easier to really get lost. It can also be much harder to get back on the main road than we expected it to be. You are also looking for directions and the only place you can get them is from strangers or road maps. A good road map can be a real help and get you back on the right road again. But far too often we don't take the time to find a map. We just stop along the way and ask a stranger where we need to go. Maybe they will get us back on the road and heading the right way again, but maybe they won't. They might give us directions that require us to take a different road. That will probably be a better or shorter route to our destination according to them.

   That is the greatest danger of all. There is only one road that leads Christians to their final destination. That destination is home with the Lord. As you travel the road remember that. There are much prettier and easier roads available that we can travel. Some will be more popular and seem faster and better too. But there is only one road that leads home. It may not be the easiest or the prettiest all the time, but it is the most direct. Stay on the main road and if you start feeling lost look for the road signs. They are out there, but we often miss them. You can also try asking and listening for directions. Just don't trust a stranger who tries to get you to take a different road. Stay on the main road and trust in the Lord.