
Forty-Five minutes into my drive the sunshine still had not shown its face, my hands were still gloved and frozen, and I found myself stalled behind a caravan of early morning worker-people motorists and a parade of yellow school buses. In other words, my impatience got the better of me, my neck was starting to tense and I forgot to enjoy the magic of seeing dark turn to light.
So, what did I do?
I prayed for God to help me find rest in Him, in nature, in time spent with my loved ones. Thankfully, God already knew that I had been craving a restful getaway + adventure lately and He (alongside my accommodating boss) so graciously gifted me with four days off of work. Paint me blessed.
With my impatient heart restored to patience and eyes wide opened, I turned on the radio to 106.9 The Light and journeyed on. It was so nice to have an ongoing prayer and worship conversation going on with my King this morning. It's amazing to me how God can take something as simple as a mundane-no-turns-needed-hardly-ever car ride into an intimate worship session. It was awe-inspiring.

Shortly after my eyes had dried, and my prayers for my dear-heart friend had been sent up to the lovely blue-peach painted skies, the song changed on the radio and it was just me and the flat-lander traffic getting well acquainted with one another again. As I drove closer and closer to my four and half hour away destination, the sun started rising higher and brighter and the colors shifted from blue-peach to rose pink and creamy yellow, which made me think of my other dearest sister-friend, Megs. Meghan's favorite colors just so happen to be pink and yellow. So, I started praying for Megs and her chosen One Word: Confidence.
Moonlight, prayer, worship, sunlight and surrender made for one awe-inspiring drive, I must say. And now I'm sitting criss-cross apple sauce on the floor, four and a half hours away from home, near the sandhills where I grew up, and life is good. I can overhear my *prayerfully* future in-laws chatting about their day in the living room right next to me. And I am at rest.
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You are such a gifted writer! God bless you in your adventures!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words, Miss Sez! <3
DeleteNow, dearie, this is wonderful writing right here and yes, I'm biased, but I think this shall forevermore be my favorite post of yours. :)
ReplyDeleteIsn't it funny just how much we *both* love road trips? And I'm really glad you liked the post!
DeleteLovely post! It was a great reminder for me to be thankful and not take any moment or opportunity for granted, because I so easily get distracted and forget the most important things. Enjoy your rest and time off :)
ReplyDeleteI SOOOOOO enjoyed my time off! ;-)
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