The Will

In a series of days that held the bluest skies I'd seen in a while, I found myself feeling pretty blue as well.  Sometimes, things just don't go my way.  Imagine that, right?  What happens to us when we get something in our heads?  It seems as though all reason falls victim to reckless abandon.  You want something in particular, and deeply and truly believe that it will be yours.  You imagine your life with it.  You entertain yourself and find great happiness imagining that you possess that one thing, that thing that will change your life and make everything beautiful and sunny.  It's a good thing, a great thing, a make everything okay thing...but wait, maybe it's not the best thing.  

Whoa!  

Where did that come from?  
What do you mean it's not the best??? 
I have to wait???  
You've got to be kidding...this is SO unfair!   
It wasn't until yesterday that I found the perspective I'd been lacking my entire life regarding this particular situation.  I was able to find calm and peace as I prayed to God...this is not what you're supposed to do right now, but by no means does that make it unreachable.  The time will come, especially if that's the direction you are truly meant to traverse.  A negative outlook can overshadow some of the most important things in your life.  Think about it; how many times in your life have you been able to look back and truly see that a specific event led you somewhere great and life changing?  Personally, there have been multiple times in my life that things seemed so terrible, and I felt that I would never overcome the obstacles placed before me.  Yet now, I look at those times and praise God.  That event shifted my path, my focus and my desire. I am here now, undeservedly blessed because my complacent axis was shifted.  So...timing is crucial.  It's God's will, not mine, that holds true and unrelenting.  My first instinct in this particular situation was absolutely correct.  For now, I will stay on track, and finish the task that God has put before me.  What lies at the end of this path, I don't know, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it will be even better than what I expect.  

Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the Lord will be joyful.

Proverbs 16:20