Road Bumps

I hesitated to write these words because the Lord can make a perfectly smooth route to a place you are being called but there always seems to be road bumps. I have had people ask me in the past, "do you think this means you are heading the wrong direction?" I almost always say, "no!" I think that road bumps are just a part of the process we go through as we walk out a calling from the Lord. It is how we react to those road bumps that help to build our character and teaches us to trust in God.


We are experience one such road bump along our way. After making all doctor's appointments necessary on Tuesday, I received a call yesterday that they all had to be canceled. It seems that the woman who scheduled them all, did so out of order. We first must go to a "paper" appointment before we can go to our physical appointments. She was most kind about it and worked hard to get us all in at a time that we would be available. It's not the end of the world and was simply a road bump.

As easy as the situation seems, I was shocked by how my flesh wanted to react. I immediately felt defensive and frustrated. The Lord can use us in those moments. When we choose what is good, He is seen in the eyes of those we encounter. That includes our children. The paperwork alone for these appointments was a mountain and to make matters worse, the website I needed to get them from was not working. Once I was finally able to get to the site, they were taking a lot to compete. My oldest girls happened to be in the room at that late hour and they were just the targets I chose to lash out at. Not my finest hour. I have asked for forgiveness and I am thankful that I have such amazing daughters but I must keep my flesh in check.  How we react to these bumps in the road is the example of Christ we show to others.