LEAVING

The places of departure where we come to in our thoughts. A crossroads of change that takes us away from the familiar.

This is not always bad. But it can be painful. And that is part of the process of life that we don't enjoy if it leads to somewhere we prefer to not travel.

So instead we may stall from taking the journey. Make all kinds of excuses to keep from coping with the eventuality.

And that never improves things. Sometimes the future is planned and we are hard pressed to accept it.

But if we can turn our lived towards God's light then there is hope. We can face the future and though it isn't always what we want.

So instead we have to plod along and do our best to honestly listen when the Lord speaks. That can be difficult at times.

But the heart will know the truth if we stop thinking only of our own view of what is right. Instead we can embrace the way God leads.

And it means at times putting the past into a jar and placing it on a shelf. Which may be very difficult to leave there.

Because our mind loves to visit the past. And even if the journey is not all that appealing, we do it anyway.

It is so hard to let go of the tears and sadness. To walk out of the shadows to the place where we feel refreshed.

Only problem is those jars can have magnets. They keep luring us back to open them again.

God will give us the strength to move ahead. Maybe not the ability to always forget. That is not always possible.

Still even though the past might call, we still do need to move towards the destination God expects. And when we walk as He wills, we might not always understand the journey, but we will feel the blessings.

There is more joy in the obedience of walking than sitting back and not simply wishing. Such is the joy of life.

Hopefully, we can feel that way about it. Which is not quite the way we wish things would be, but sometimes it is part of the steps we must take.