Sometimes the journey doesn’t start with a destination

I have said in the past that it is good to know where you are going (destination) in order to map the journey. I have also said that if your destination is Florida, and you get on I-75 going north, it doesn’t matter how much you want to go to Florida, you will not get there because you are heading in the wrong direction. I won’t say that direction is everything, but it largely determines where you are going.

Ok here it is – I may have been a little wrong. Not everyone has the full-on mental image of their destination at first. Maybe they just need to start the journey and let God show them the direction and the turns. The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that the main thing is to get started. Let me say that again, the main thing is to get started.

Here is a good ‘get started’ prayer. “Lord, I don’t know where you want me to go and what you want me to do, but I do know that I am today making the decision to start following you and living my life in a way that would be pleasing to you.” That prayer is so open, raw and honest it almost makes me cry. That is what God wants from us. Just a willing heart to follow him wherever he leads.

Many times, our destination becomes more in focus if we are traveling on the right road and in the right direction. My life’s work (Hotel Broker) is a perfect example. In May of 1990 I just needed to make some extra money, so I went to a friend of mine that sold hotels and ask for a part time job. It wasn’t until I sold my second hotel that my destination became laser focused clear. I was getting out of the restaurant business and getting into selling hotels. I have never looked back in all these 34 years. My point is, I didn’t know my destination, but I did know the direction I needed to be heading.

So today, you may be going around the mountain on a curvy road (metaphor for life) not really knowing your destination and how long it will take. You may be getting weary. Galatians 6:9 says, “and let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”

Even though a breakthrough in your life may be hard to see today and the forecast is cold and cloudy, don’t lose hope, because God sees you,,,, and if he knows how many hairs are on your head (the bible says) you can rest in assurance that he has you in the palm of his hand and knows everything that is going on in your life. KT


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