Blessings from above,
How many of you have been on a road trip? How long did it take you to plan for it? I am sure that it was not a small undertaking, as from my own experience I can share that there is a lot of work involved before, during and after!
I have learned throughout my life that there are two kinds of people, those that anxiously want to hurry up and reach their destination and those that like to relax and enjoy the journey. I am not saying that the destination is a bad thing to desire, nor is the preparing and working to achieve it beforehand and during, a bad thing either. A wise man in the Bible once spoke of admiring the ants and how they live (King Solomon-the wisest man ever known). He understood that even with all of his responsibilities and occupations, there was so much beauty in God’s creation and we should all take time to enjoy its splendor because in those moments, he knew that we would also gain wisdom.
What good is it to rush through life and trample everyone you love and miss out on love and great friends and burn bridges just to achieve and/or reach your destination, if when you finally get there, there is no one left to share that achievement? And if someone is left, it is not who really mattered or who we really loved or wanted there to begin with? If because of our focus on reaching the end, we hurt, mistreat, offend, abandon and burn those whom are around during the journey and they are now gone, was the final destination really an achievement? Or would we have achieved more in enjoying the journey even if it took a little longer and really took the time to appreciate every detail and gained knowledge in the process as well as gained love and affection and healthy relationships that will also be at the final destination to support and cheer me on?
Don't undermine the little things in life because in the end they hold the most value and if it wasn’t because of your love and faithfulness in the small things, you would not have achieved the greater. Because even the hurt and lack that you may have endured pushed you to get where you are today and if you are not there yet then Ii encourage you to enjoy the journey to your final destination.
Enjoying my journey, Pastor Elizabeth Perez
Matthew 6:34 “34 therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (NIV)
