THE ROADBLOCK

Spring flowers are amazing, they just seem to bloom so quickly. What was a hard barren branch now glows with colour and life!

We all our finding that we have to accept the things that we cannot change but we have to keep making an effort to find solutions. In life we face detours which force us to take another path and this may seem impossible at first but then we adjust. A road block is different as it is when we are stopped, unable to move in any direction. Even the most brave and daring can feel helpless and trapped. What do we do when God seems far away, our bodies are not healed, our tiredness is still with us when we wake up, and our hearts break when we see our loved ones in pain; that is the hardest part of all!

Walking with God doesn't spare us from hard choices or guarantee that we will make the right choice. Prayer can help shed a little light and it can be very humbling to admit to others we are in need of prayer. Our health is so important and especially being able to get around; go where you want to go and enjoy the freedom of being out walking or riding a bike etc. Dad's legs are very bad right now so it seems like we are stopped by the pain and the numbness. There are many painful battles that we have to go through in life and for me prayer has been a lifeline and also listening to advice from family and friends. The Bible says it is not good for man to be alone and yet often we can feel alone and the road may seem long and weary but God is faithful and he can show us the way if we are willing to listen and adapt.

We hear of amazing stories where people's life has been changed when they hit bottom but none of us want to experience it ourselves. Yes, I believe there is light at the end of the tunnel and i believe that an unseen hand may come and remove the roadblock and we will find a new purpose and a deeper meaning for our lives.

Jesus said when troubles come lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.

We are being redeemed even when we do not feel like it!