Driver's Education

I work downtown and I live in a smaller town outside of the city. It's about a 30 minute commute to work with traffic, which there almost always is. Yesterday as I was driving to work, a large dump truck moved over into my lane right in front of me. I'm the kind of driver that likes to see around me but this truck was so large I couldn't. Immediately I wanted to change lanes but I felt the Holy Spirit tell me to stay in the lane I was in. To wait. In that moment, God said, "I want you to practice waiting." See, I could've and certainly wanted to move around the truck and get on my way but because I didn't know what was up ahead, the other lanes might not have been a better choice. God reminded me that He alone knows the way and He would make a way for me if I would wait and trust Him. He said that He just needed me to focus on the truck in front of me, that's it,  and just keep moving forward. God is the truck and He wants us to focus on Him, not on everything around us. We think we always need to be moving, looking for the best lane to be in but we don't. We need to listen to our Shepherd who guides us exactly where we need to be. His ways are always higher and better than ours.

The Bible tells us to "Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." -Psalm 27:14
Waiting with God is always purposeful and intentional. If He's not working in the circumstances around you, then He's working in you. There is no insignificant act of obedience. God meets us where we are, even in 8 am traffic. If we'll be willing to listen. He won't let you down.

Then when the timing is right, He'll bless your move. At first, cars were passing me by but after a few seconds, we began passing the other cars in both lanes. Then after I was obedient and God showed me what He needed me to know, He let me change lanes and move. Any move we make that's of our own abilities can land us in a wreck, with a flat, with a speeding ticket, or at the very least missing out on a really special moment that builds something great in us. My morning may have been completely typical if I hadn't listened and just went on my way, maybe nothing bad would have happened. I don't know about y'all but I don't want typical. I don't want boring. I don't want to settle for my good enough when I can have His best. I want fun, amazing, inspiring, encouraging, awesome moments with the Creator of the Universe who also happens to be my friend. And by the way, He's worth the wait.