You're driving in your car. All roads are pretty clear. The trip is pretty smooth. Then, you hit a traffic jam. It's conjested all over. There's no way to get around it because you've exhausted your means of an alternate route. The traffic jam may be caused by an accident, rubber-necking, or even construction. You'll just have to stay and wait it out. Put up with the sudden slowness of the trip. Know that it will be over soon.
We face traffic jams in our lives as well. Just when we feel we have it all together, and everything is going smooth, we may hit some conjestion to slow us down. This may only be an indication for us to take our time. We tend to get aggrevated when we hit traffic jams, which may be the natural reaction. I know i've been guilty of going into a whole other mood and making people around me feel very uncomfortable just because the trip is now going to take a little longer than planned. But He may be just trying to get our attention for whatever reason. Maybe we're going too fast. Maybe there's something He wants us to see. Maybe there's something He wants us to hear. In any case, every traffic jam is not necessarily a negative thing. We just may need to stop, look, and listen to something. He has His own way of trying to get our attention sometimes. It may be a bit unusual but we have to take our time and when we do that, we'll receive Him.
The accidents may be our imperfections. Even if we unintentionally (accidentally) commit acts that are against Him, they still will get His attention. When we don't realize something that we've done, that's when we need His teaching the most. We may 'accidentally' not be following Him and what he tries to do for us. We may go the wrong way and He needs to steer us in the right direction. The construction may be for us to fix ourselves and to repair any 'pot holes' or 'rough patches' we have within ourselves. Anything to cause others or ourselves any hardships or pain. Anything that may cause us worry or stress. Anything that may hinder our progress or stunt our growth. The rubber-necking may be when we always look at others and their situations and do not look at ourselves enough. Too many times people try to judge or have strong opinions on others and what they do (I'm guilty), but we don't often look in the mirror at ourselves with evaluation and analysis. In doing that, we slow ourselves down, or block our own blessings. What are we doing medling in other people's business so much? That's not for us to do. Sure, we can be there for others with help and/or advice, support when it's called for, but we can't medle where we're not needed or wanted. Leave His work up to Him and worry about your own problems. We all have enough of them to deal with.
We'll face traffic jams all throughout our lives. The key is to try to avoid these same traffic jams repetitively. Find a way around them or try to minimize them as much as possible for next time. When going through the jams, it is not necessary to get uptight or have any sort of negative reactions that will rub those around us the wrong way. Because what we'll find is, when the traffic jam is over you'll feel better and when you do, you'll find that the people that you've impacted have now turned their backs on you in the process because of your attitude. So, take a deep breath and look to Him when going through your traffic jams. Stay even-keeled and do not get too high or too low. Let those around you be a light and be sure you don't dim that light out. Just wait it out and know that it will not last too long. That's trust. That's when life's lessons are being learned and you are taking the time to absorb all that He is trying to tell you. You'll find when that happens, the traffic jams that you'll face in the future will be fewer and further in between, and that you'll be able to handle them better.
We face traffic jams in our lives as well. Just when we feel we have it all together, and everything is going smooth, we may hit some conjestion to slow us down. This may only be an indication for us to take our time. We tend to get aggrevated when we hit traffic jams, which may be the natural reaction. I know i've been guilty of going into a whole other mood and making people around me feel very uncomfortable just because the trip is now going to take a little longer than planned. But He may be just trying to get our attention for whatever reason. Maybe we're going too fast. Maybe there's something He wants us to see. Maybe there's something He wants us to hear. In any case, every traffic jam is not necessarily a negative thing. We just may need to stop, look, and listen to something. He has His own way of trying to get our attention sometimes. It may be a bit unusual but we have to take our time and when we do that, we'll receive Him.
The accidents may be our imperfections. Even if we unintentionally (accidentally) commit acts that are against Him, they still will get His attention. When we don't realize something that we've done, that's when we need His teaching the most. We may 'accidentally' not be following Him and what he tries to do for us. We may go the wrong way and He needs to steer us in the right direction. The construction may be for us to fix ourselves and to repair any 'pot holes' or 'rough patches' we have within ourselves. Anything to cause others or ourselves any hardships or pain. Anything that may cause us worry or stress. Anything that may hinder our progress or stunt our growth. The rubber-necking may be when we always look at others and their situations and do not look at ourselves enough. Too many times people try to judge or have strong opinions on others and what they do (I'm guilty), but we don't often look in the mirror at ourselves with evaluation and analysis. In doing that, we slow ourselves down, or block our own blessings. What are we doing medling in other people's business so much? That's not for us to do. Sure, we can be there for others with help and/or advice, support when it's called for, but we can't medle where we're not needed or wanted. Leave His work up to Him and worry about your own problems. We all have enough of them to deal with.
We'll face traffic jams all throughout our lives. The key is to try to avoid these same traffic jams repetitively. Find a way around them or try to minimize them as much as possible for next time. When going through the jams, it is not necessary to get uptight or have any sort of negative reactions that will rub those around us the wrong way. Because what we'll find is, when the traffic jam is over you'll feel better and when you do, you'll find that the people that you've impacted have now turned their backs on you in the process because of your attitude. So, take a deep breath and look to Him when going through your traffic jams. Stay even-keeled and do not get too high or too low. Let those around you be a light and be sure you don't dim that light out. Just wait it out and know that it will not last too long. That's trust. That's when life's lessons are being learned and you are taking the time to absorb all that He is trying to tell you. You'll find when that happens, the traffic jams that you'll face in the future will be fewer and further in between, and that you'll be able to handle them better.
