Stuck in Traffic

There is nothing worse than being stuck in traffic when you are trying to get home after being away all week. We had just left the hotel and we hadn’t been on the highway for more than five miles when we hit the first accident and came to a dead stop.

After about three more accidents along the way and inching along behind tractor trailers, we finally reached our destination. But it was definitely frustrating having to just sit and wait. It was pouring rain outside and being stuck behind the tractor trailers, you couldn’t see anything that was going on up in front of you. You just had to WAIT!

So it is in life!  Sometimes we feel as if we are just stuck; sitting in life and feeling like we are not making any progress. We live in an age where we want everything done quickly. We want our food quickly, we want our coffee quickly and sometimes we want answers in our life quicker.

Maybe it’s a job or a relationship; whatever it might be, we want things done quicker. We hate to have to wait. We want a microwave God; one that answers our prayers on our timing. We don’t have time to wait!

But God wants us to wait on Him. He wants us to trust Him and His timing. You may be waiting because there is something up ahead that He wants you to avoid. He may be having you wait to teach you to be patient and trust Him. Being stuck may be for our benefit.

You may be stuck because there is something in your life that is keep you back from moving forward. God may be keeping you where you are because you are not ready to move yet. Whatever it may be, be patient during this time of waiting and trust that God will have you move when the time is right.  Keep praying. Keep trusting. And keep being patient.

Have a great day and God bless.