Not Running Ahead

And they were on the road,

going up to Jerusalem,

and Jesus was walking

          ahead of them.

                   Mark 10. 32

Whatever path we are on,

  may we follow God on it,

even if we do not quite know

  where this road is leading.

Because He knows.

God has prepared us for it.

Just don't get ahead of Him.

Jesus may be directing us

   to places or situations

   or people we do not know,

or to pay attention to those

       right where we are.

We do not just pass through.

God has many divine appointments

  and sacred encounters

                    along the way.

He may be protecting us

 in some way that doesn't

       seem to make sense.

God does not just show up

          but shows us.

We are not alone on this road.

He guides us, feeds us,

and gives us His strength

             for the journey,

all the way through.

Are we there yet?

         Just follow Me.

O LORD,

We may feel like 

  we are just wandering,

but You know

 exactly what You are doing

and where You are taking us.

Grant to us Your wisdom

and stir up in us

   the willingness to follow You.

Help us to fulfill Your purposes

      wherever You guide us.

And to not miss Your beauty

           along the way.

Take our hand

           and guide us.

Help us to not run ahead of You.