Blogtober Day 7…

Are you enjoying the journey you’re on? I didn’t always enjoy the journey. There were moments in my life I was miserable. I could be surrounded by people and feel overwhelmingly lonely. There are moments in my life that were so amazing I thank God for the memory of them. When I look back at the journey of life that I have been on now for over 3 decades I am amazed at where I am. I am awestruck with what could possibly be next. I’m enjoying this journey the good, the bad, and the amazing.

I was in the shower thinking (talking to God) about what happens when 2 people are supposed to connect on their journeys but one or both of them got derailed along the way. What brought about this thought was a conversation I had with my closets friend. We were catching up and discussing all the past situations we had experienced. In that moment I noticed something interesting about the differences in our journeys. While our paths took different directions, I opted for my detours and rest stops. It took me longer to get where I am today.

Please understand, I’m not saying one path is better than the other, they are different paths, and both lead to beautiful journeys. I know people that plan their lives out to the minute and those plans work for them. Then there is me. I started with a plan and that was a laugh. Then I went from making plans to having an idea. That was even a laugh to God. Finally, I got to a place where I started with, “God, what is your plan for me?”

For so long I thought I had a great plan for my life. I was pursuing what I believe God wanted me to pursue. Along the way I would take pit stops and detours. And there were moments when places that were supposed to be a resting stop turned into a camping spot in my life. I lingered longer than I should have. I overstayed my welcome and at time I forgot the destination. While it wasn’t 40 years (Thank God) it was for me the wilderness experience. So, again I’ll ask my question. What happens when 2 people are supposed to journey together but one lingers to long at a rest stop?

God is so merciful and faithful. He knew we would linger to long. He even knew we would forget what the destination was. However, he is the most amazing and fantastic GPS. Even when we have gotten to a place of forgetting the destination, we were headed to God is faithful to guide us. I truly believe that when 2 paths are destined to cross there isn’t a rest stop, campground, or detour that will keep them from meeting.

A friend of mine has been teaching a bible study and he teaches a lot about prayer. One thing that really hit me was if we want our situation to change, we must change how we pray. I was speaking with him later about the differences between hungry and thirsty. That conversation lead us down the road of wells. I was telling him often times when we are thirsty, we are offered a bottle of water when God wants to give us a well. God had Abraham dig wells not just for water but as a claim on that area of land. Later God sends Isaac to reopen those wells. What Abraham did was create legacy for Isaac and so on. What God wants to give us is a well that will never run try not a bottle that can’t be replenished. In the moment of the conversation with my friend I was thinking in terms of choosing what feels good for a moment over what can last a lifetime. I however, didn’t realize in that moment what I said was, “When a well was dug anyone in that lineage had the authority to claim that well.”

What I learned in that moment was when you know God has shown you something. He has promised you something. You have the authority to own it. I’m not talking name it claim it. I am speaking about the authority God has given us to speak to the places and spaces in our lives that have taken a detour and lost their way to the destination.  Those wells belong to you and everything will change when you command it to. We are in the season of change. This year has been a planner’s nightmare. Take a chance on you. You are worth the well. Your legacy is worth the well. I want my children to not have as many detours as me. I want them to be able to hear the voice of the Lord and listen. It starts with me having faith that the well God promised me will spring forth out of abundance. This will be the first well of many for my lineage. I want for my children to be able to reopen the wells that I have dug and have reservoirs for the generations to come.

Love ya

-Juls  

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