Journey

Easily moving from Point A to Point B shouldn’t be a problem.  After all, we have the GPS, right?  I have determined, however, our GPS has a virus which listens to Mr. Bill’s verbal navigation then cleverly and stealthily alters its maps.  Go ahead and laugh, but prove me wrong!

The Christian’s life is not about shortcuts.  It is, of course, how we prefer to travel – getting from one place to another with the least amount of time, effort, and suffering.  John 4:4 tells us Jesus “had to pass through Samaria.”  Shortcut or not, that route came with serious issues!  There was great hatred between Samaritans and Jews yet Samaria lie the most direct route from Judea to Galilee.  You recall how Jesus stopped for water and it was a Samaritan woman who served Him and found The Source of Living Water.  I find myself preferring the path more visibly pleasing and well-marked rather than the one dimly lit, less traveled, and ominous at best.  The Samaria of this life just isn’t appealing or attractive yet it’s exactly where Jesus traveled to fulfill a purpose in His life and in the life of another.  Do you find yourself in a circumstance, place, or season of life that resembles Samaria?  Make no mistake, God has led or allowed us to be where we are, and He has no intention of wasted the opportunity to grow us into something beautiful for Him.  Forget about the shortcuts – find joy in the journey and peace in the travel Partner.  We DO NOT travel alone!

I walked a mile with Pleasure; she chattered all the way

I never learned a single thing from all She had to say

I walked a mile with Trouble; never a word said She

But, oh, the many things I learned when Trouble walked with me