Are We There Yet?

I remember going to Missouri for a family reunion back in 1995. It was a good trip while we were there...then we came home. It's not that being home was bad. No it was the trip home that was the bad part. See I have this thing about trips like this. I like to go and be there and do the stuff that we do, but when it comes time to go home I'm all about getting home.
I am of the belief that you should do the stopping on the way to where you are going, not the way back if you can help it. I know that it had to be miserable for my family when I got into one of those "travel moods." In fact I would bet there were times that at least one of my parents wanted to bust out the whole "I can't go any further with you, else I will beat you." Looking back maybe that is why we had to stop so much on the way home...

So today our scripture is Exodus 33:1-6. As I read it I had to smile at least a little bit because in some small way I can identify with what God is saying here to the Israelites. As a parent I know what it can feel like to want to say that "I can not go any farther with these whining, fussing, stubborn kids." And yet, I do. I see it through with them to the end of the trip. I don't kick them out, and I don't get out and leave them behind. I carry on. As I read this today I also wondered how often I am stubborn and hard headed when it comes to the journey that God has me on.

It is natural for us to feel that way at times in our walk with God. We will feel that it is too hard, that God is taking us the long way, that He is making pit stops and touristy stops along the way and it will be frustrating to us. But just like I know (now) the reasons for making stops on those long trips and what they actually were, God knows why there are all the stops and starts on our road with and to Him. All he asks is that we trust Him as the one who is in control of the trip. Because when we do that, when we finally get there, well, we'll  be glad that we did. Peace and Love y'all.