Bumpy Roads

If you live in the Chicago land area, you are more than accustomed to the dreaded road construction. You either dislike it or you hate it. (sorry, those are the only two choices you have!)
We can either choose to sit in traffic through that construction project or we can take that alternate route and sit in traffic along with every other driver that had that same gut feeling,"I can make it home faster going this way."

The two things we could all agree on are:
1. We don't like driving on bumpy roads.
2. And we don't like road construction.

But, once those roads are finally paved and it's smooth riding, we come to realize that construction was well worth it. The problem is, we don't think about how it is going to be when it is completed, we only care about the "here and now moment".

The same thing in life, we hate those bumpy roads we sometimes go through, but that is how our faith grows the most. Bumpy roads are a challenge, but it is how you respond to those challenges that gets you through that road construction to that increase of faith.

I've been on a certain bumpy road for quite a few months now, and I can tell you, it hasn't been easy. But, I know without a shadow of a doubt, that God has been paving that bumpy road with good intentions.What I had to do was take a positive approach to that bumpy road and adhere to God's plan and pretty much trust in Him.

As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him. (Ps.18:30)

For once, I am actually thankful for the overkill play of a song; Fail Us Not by One Thousand Generations gets a lot of airtime on radio worship.net, and for good reason:

Whatever may come
we'll rise above
You fail us not,
You fail us not.
No matter the war
Our hope is secure
You fail us not,
You fail us not.

When you're faced with a bumpy road, approach it with confidence, approach it with Jesus.