Road construction. Sometimes unexpected, always inconvenient. It’s beyond our control and leaves us wondering – how long will this last? When it’s finished – will it be better than before? Some roadwork requires traffic to be held up to allow heavy machinery to do its work and sometimes we are required to go out of our way to get to our destination. While we may get to see a different view on our journey, it almost always takes extra time to get to our destination.

Sound familiar? Is there some construction happening in your heart? Do you find yourself dealing with some of those same thoughts and questions? Thoughts like: this is SO inconvenient! I don’t have time to deal with this now! I didn’t ask for this! How much longer is this going to take? Will I ever recover from this?

The truth is that God loves us right where we are, but He loves us too much to leave us that way. His plans for us are for our good and for His glory. So while it may take longer and we may find ourselves going in a different direction than we’d planned God has a way of using every bump in the road, every turn, delay and detour to bring us to the place He wants us to be. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT) reminds us to “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.”

It may feel counter-intuitive to relinquish control but this is exactly the right time to stop relying on our own GPS and allow God to lead us through or around. Pray for God to help us not to miss a single thing He wants us to see or experience today. And thank Him for bringing us to the exact destination He has planned for us.