Travelling through.

How many of you are enthusiastic travellers? Do you love the swell of the waves, the surge of the aircraft defying gravity as it leaves the ground, the regular purr of a well tuned  engine as you speed along a motorway (traffic permitting!) Me, not so much, I love holidays, I love visiting other countries and new places but as someone who has been travel sick since I was two weeks old the actual journeys involved are at best something to be endured before my holiday can begin, and at worst nightmares.

Are you a planner? Do you gather together forest loads of holiday brochures, spend hours on the internet,  choose next years holiday from your sun lounger? Do you pour over maps planning routes, seeking out places to visit. Or, are you a pin in a map type of adventurer, a seeker of the dangerous and the different, or a same time, same place returner to old haunts?

How do you react if what you booked and planned doesn't turn out to be exactly as described in the brochure. Are you an exploder, full of fury and bluster or a take it in your stride, laid back sort. Would your reaction be one of anger and disappointment, spoiling the whole holiday; or would it be to see the funny side and make the best of things, storing it all up to amuse your family and friends when you get home.

Are you a go it alone, self sufficient traveller, happiest on your own, unafraid to step out into the unknown, confident in your own preparations and abilities. Are you ready to up sticks at the drop of a hat unencumbered by material possessions and things.

Or, do you like to have everything planned, all possibilities covered, timings written in stone, your agenda fixed, no room for spontaneity or sudden impulses.

Do you ever take the time to stop and enjoy the view, a beautiful sunset...

... a rainbow, a hedgerow of flowers, an ancient ruin, horses in a field, a toddler enjoying a first walk on a sandy beach. Or do you have to fill every minute with activity and busyness? Have I lost you on my meander?  I wonder if our approach to holidays mirrors our approach to life? We are all merely travelling through, our life is a journey. sometimes it is beautifully smooth, straight paths no surprises, but then

all of a sudden our lovely straight paths and all our carefully worked out plans are thrown into disarray. Life takes over, obstacles, challenges, difficulties, choices. That's when we need to remember just who travels every step of the way with us. Our Heavenly Sat Nav isn't thrown by anything, all our days are numbered, He has a plan and a purpose for every moment of our lives, as long as we listen to Him, wait on Him and then follow His directions we will be back on track, it may not be what we planned or expected but it will be ok.

Enjoy the journey, take the best you can from every situation; we are blessed because no matter where life leads us we know our ultimate destination.   

 

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