I was on a walk today. I figured that aimless walking can be fun, but annoying so I decided to try and see if I can manage to walk from home to Thorntree church by memory. I've been driven there many times, but never have I walked there before. So I set off and walked and along the way some places looked super familiar and I knew where to go, but some places left me doubtful... should I go straight or should I turn left. So I went by my gut feeling and did what I thought was right and turned left (I was right). But as I was walking down that road and was almost convinced I was going the right way I had moments of doubt when the road or the surrounding buildings didn't really ring a bell so I was doubtful whether or not I'd made the right decision. I contemplated turning back, but then decided to trust the instinct and keep going (I was right). And as I had those thoughts on that walk, I thought that this might be very similar to my faith journey. I'll be on my way, convinced that I'm on the right path, making decisions abut where to go next and even though I'm pretty sure I'm going where Jesus has told me to go, I'm full of doubt as soon as the first stumbling block comes on my path. As soon as there's something unfamiliar that I wasn't expecting, I say, 'ummmm Jesus...? Are you suuuure that's where I'm supposed to be going??' And He just pats me on the back and says 'trust me, honey, you'll get there soon, just keep going.' So I keep going... :)
