Foggy

Yesterday morning I had a very long, dark, foggy drive into the office.  There were moments where the fog would lift or appear thinner and there were places the fog was so thick I could barely see one car length in front of me.

It occurred to me that this is just like my life at the moment.

I know we are always plagued with some degree of uncertainty but lately the uncertainty in my life has hit a very thick, foggy place.  It's not easy trying to drive under these conditions.  Just like on the highway, I have to proceed with caution.  I can't see what's ahead.  If I allow even one distraction, the after effect could be fatal.  I can't look at my phone, or down at the radio, or even off into the side road.  There could be a car ahead that I might miss, or a deer or some other type of animal on the road - or a roadblock.  If I don't keep my eyes focused straight ahead, I could wreck!  It's intense.  But yet, there are also moments where the fog dissipates and the sun begins to peek through if only for just a moment.  I can't rest in these moments for the fog may be lingering around the next curve....

So just like when I'm driving - I see now that I must focus on God and not let the distractions of life lure me away from what I hope to accomplish.  It is a time of intensity but also a time when rays of His Sonshine come through to let me know this fog will lift eventually.

I made it to the office yesterday and even made it all the way home with no wrecks.  I had a few near misses but ultimately I got home in one piece.  The fog did eventually go away and we ended up with a nice day....  a very nice day that ended with circle time.  I'm thankful for my circle, thankful I can drive and even thankful for the fog - because without foggy patches I might think myself invicible and I don't ever want to be in that place.  I like being dependent.  I like giving Jesus the wheel :)

1 Corinthians 13:12
We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!