Jeff Frum took this photo one day on the road from El Doret and it reminded me of a camp song we used to sing…
‘So high….you can’t get over it…
So low …you can’t get under it …
So wide…you can’t get around it…
Oh, rock-a-my-soul’
Ever had one of those roadblocks in your life?
Not every roadblock is made of rocks and fallen telephone poles.
Some roadblocks are financial….anybody out there stuck at one?
Some roadblocks are physical…your spirit wants to do things that your body just rebels against.
Some roadblocks are self-imposed…we sabotage our own pathway by terrible decisions.
Some days, all I can do is sit on the very roadblock that is hindering my walk and say, “OK Lord, you’ve got my attention…now what exactly do you want me to do?”
I had absolutely NO idea, at the moment of this photo, as we were stuck as stuck could be…that a group was right behind us, that was going to literally pick up our Land Cruiser and place it on the other side of this barrier. I was looking at the barrier, Not the Divine answer.
In that micro-moment between despair and submission, the Truth of James 1:2 screams.
‘Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete.”
I’ve got quite a few more roadblocks ahead of me before I can deal with the real meaning of those words…'mature and complete'.
I invite you to take a moment and post a comment about roadblocks…whatever they look like.
‘So high….you can’t get over it…
So low …you can’t get under it …
So wide…you can’t get around it…
Oh, rock-a-my-soul’
Ever had one of those roadblocks in your life?
Not every roadblock is made of rocks and fallen telephone poles.
Some roadblocks are financial….anybody out there stuck at one?
Some roadblocks are physical…your spirit wants to do things that your body just rebels against.
Some roadblocks are self-imposed…we sabotage our own pathway by terrible decisions.
Some days, all I can do is sit on the very roadblock that is hindering my walk and say, “OK Lord, you’ve got my attention…now what exactly do you want me to do?”
I had absolutely NO idea, at the moment of this photo, as we were stuck as stuck could be…that a group was right behind us, that was going to literally pick up our Land Cruiser and place it on the other side of this barrier. I was looking at the barrier, Not the Divine answer.
In that micro-moment between despair and submission, the Truth of James 1:2 screams.
‘Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete.”
I’ve got quite a few more roadblocks ahead of me before I can deal with the real meaning of those words…'mature and complete'.
I invite you to take a moment and post a comment about roadblocks…whatever they look like.
I know there are roadblocks in my life. I can't think of any off the top of my head, but I will look at my life a little differently now...looking for the divine answer in the barrier.
ReplyDeleteHi Steve,
ReplyDeleteIt has been great to be an onlooker to your latest Kenya adventure. We are praying for your next trip to be successful and hopefully uneventful so you are back soon and safe.
Thanks for letting us be apart of your life. Many people admire your willingness to go.....Me being one! I'm so glad you are apart of my life.
Love,
Lisa Foto
I think roadblocks come and go constantly throughout our lives. I don't think there's been a length of time (other than, like, a day!) that I haven't come across a roadblock. I think you're right Steve, pushing through them is what develops our character, and prepares us for the bigger blocks....
ReplyDeleteImagining the various road signs at your roadblock is what came to mind when reading this and looking at the picture of you sitting beside the rocks.
ReplyDeleteSome might see such a situation as as a stop sign, others as a continue straight ahead sign and others a U-turn sign.
When faced with a recent roadblock of apparant giant boulders this week I was surprised and later amused at myself for having hung a U-turn so quickly in the face of adversity.
Thank The Lord for wise Pastors who help us clarify that what seems to us giant boulders, is just a bunch of pebbles.