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August 24, 2006
On the Road
We just got back from a long, long road trip. I do a lot of thinking on road trips. My ex (ex-bf! not ex-anything else) used to say that our lives were like two highways that came together for a while but then divided again, so there's the obvious metaphor of life being like a road.
That said, here's a deep thought for my friend Carrie:
Most of the time spent on a road trip is boring. There are the gas stops, the food stops, and the bathroom stops, but the bulk of the trip is the "making time" part of the trip, where you just have to aim the car between the lines and keep the speedometer needle steady. There may be excellent company or not; there may be excellent radio or not; there may be a good book to listen to or not--no matter the circumstances, mileage needs to me accrued and the tires have to keep going.
Carrie, that's how life is. I'm sorry that time with your fam is tough. That stinks! I'm sorry that things always seem to be the same, that nothing ever seems to change, that the same baggage always remains there, ready for you or someone to trip over. You feel like nothing ever changes, but it is changing. Even if the landscape never changes and the view never changes, things are still changing. Your life and your heart are changing, growing in self-discipline and sanctification. Your parents are growing older (and I don't know them, so I cannot say if they are growing wiser--but they are at least growing older!).
The more time you put into faithful Bible reading, prayer, and memorization, the more inroads the Holy Spirit has into controlling your heart and influencing your reactions, and He is at work in you, and when you spend time with your family, you do influence them too.
Keep putting in the miles. Keep watching the odometer tick the miles by. Keep you eyes on the goal. Keep praying and obeying God's will for your life (all the commands listed in the Book). Keep on, my friend. It's not in vain, and it's not for nil.
| By The Newest Worker | 06:25 PM
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I have always thought that driving is under-understood metaphor for life.
Thanks for proving me right! :)
Posted by: Carrie at August 25, 2006 08:39 AM