Get out of my way

The other day I left my house to head to school and discovered that rain was falling pretty hard.  I did not have my umbrella and I had to make a few trips to my car. 

As I was driving down FM 1960, the rain let up but the streets were very wet.  Many drivers drove with caution while others completely ignored the speed limit sign of 50.  I was in the far lane and went with the flow of traffic but as luck would have it, there was a turtle in front of me. Ugh!

Don't know why it irritated me.  I wasn't really in any hurry except that I like to arrive early and mentally prepare for the fifty kids I will be dealing with daily.  I was two cars behind the turtle and followed his pace for a while before my irritation level got the best of me.  Time to go!

I moved over to the middle lane where traffic was moving much faster despite the wet street.  I moved over and my foot felt relief at pressing the accelerator until I caught up and went to pass him.  It was then that discovered that he was turning right and leaving 1960 completely. 

What?  How dare you!  After I followed you all this time at YOUR pace and when I move over to drive at my own speed, you , make the decision to turn and get out of everybody's way?   If I had just held on for a few more minutes, I could have seen a solution to my problem. 

Then it hit me. How often do we say we are waiting on God and waiting on God and waiting on God?  When we think God isn't acting fast enough we say under our breath "I've got to make a move because nothing is happening here."   We take matters into our own hands only to discover that God was just about to change things before we told him "Get out of my way." 

When we tell God to get out of our way, we could be quitting just short of God revealing His plan for our life.  Often, a plan that is much better than we could ever orchestrate.

So next time your behind a slow poke remember, before you tell him "get out of my way," think of the lesson God may have in store for you.  Second, before you get ahead of God and His plan, think of the consequences or the blessings you'll deprive yourself of by taking matters into your own hands.

I am confident of this, I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.  Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.  Psalms 27:13-14