Isaiah 55:8 (New International Version)
8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
On my way home the other day from work, there was work being done in the middle of the road, so traffic had to detour. The same thing happened the following day when I was heading home. When I returned to work I wondered at how many time I've detoured from God's plan and ways. That immediately made me think of Isaiah 55:8 "for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways."
Even though there have been many times that my unending need to control a situation made me take a detour from God's way and plan, I always learned something valuable. The most important thing learned was that I need to always rely on God to navigate my days and my life. Yes, I realize that each time I detour God is sitting in heaven shaking His head and thinking "she should know better by now, Angela, what is it going to take for you to follow M?' I'm not perfect and I sin, so I still find myself taking detours. Fortunately God knows me and knows my tendencies toward a willful personality. God realizes that I like to learn things the hard way, and I am blessed in that God is always there to point out that I made a bad decision, help me turn around and forgive me for being so strongwilled and doing things in my own strength and not His strenght and guidance.
What an awesome God we serve! The next time you have to take a detour, stop and ponder the fact that God's way are different than our ways and we need God to give us direction in our lives so that we don't end up lost.
