Traveling Unfamiliar Roads

By Virginia Smith

At times the road we travel in this life seems to lead to some pretty strange places.  I can get a bit anxious at times, wondering where God is leading me.  Then I remember.  He paved the road.  He knows every inch.

When my kids were younger, I got on a walking kick.  I power-walked the same route through my neighborhood every day, and I used the time to pray.  One beautiful sunny morning as I passed blooming spring flowers and prayed for my children and my husband, I had the strangest urge.  At the intersection where I always turned right, it occurred to me that I could turn left instead.  No reason really, just a feeling that wouldn’t go away.  The break in my routine felt like the right thing to do, so I did.  A couple of blocks later, I decided to turn down an unfamiliar street.  I didn’t know where it would lead, but it seemed like a nice street.  After a few blocks, I turned up yet another unfamiliar street that just felt right.  A thought occurred to me and I whispered, “Lord, are You telling me to turn down this street?”

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TAKING A TUMBLE

I love to ski. I’m not a great skier, but I’ve taken lessons to improve my skill, and I enjoy nothing more than a blue-sky winter day on the slopes. I’m always exhilarated by the breathtaking view of the mountains as I glide down a gentle, tree-lined path on fresh, powdery snow. Crisp mountain air smells better than regular air; it’s cleaner somehow. And the vistas are breathtaking. Sometimes a ray of sun touches the snow-covered tips of distant mountains and seems to set them on fire with its glow.

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Priorities

As I sat in the comfy chair I call my “prayer chair,” my attention was drawn to the winter-bare tree in my front yard. The sky had just begun to lighten with the first hints of the soon-rising sun, and  I noticed a bird perched on a branch. At first I didn’t pay much attention, because I was involved in going through my prayer list. But then the little bird shivered. Something inside me went, “Aaawwwww, the poor thing!”
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Friends With Tow Ropes

I’ve been over some pretty rugged terrain on life’s road recently. At times it seemed like there were more potholes than pavement on my road. Some of those potholes felt like gigantic craters and I found myself stuck in them, unable to move forward. It’s a good thing I have friends who show up when I need them; tow ropes at the ready.
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Ears to Hear

Not long ago I was working on my laptop, and I had the strangest thought. It’s been a long time since I did a full backup of my data. I’d better do that. I know I should do regular backups, but it’s something I often don’t think about until after the computer is shut down for the night. So it had been several months since my last one. I responded to the nudge and backed up all my critical data.
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