I have taught my children that you can rarely be lost. If you keep going eventually you'll get somewhere. It may not be exactly where you planned on being, but it's somewhere. Once you get somewhere then it's just a matter of time before you get to the original destination. Sometimes that might require an inquiry, others it may just require you getting your bearings. After sometime of wandering. You are not lost, you are just not there yet.
Right now I'm in an "I'm not lost" location spiritually. I know where I was headed but somewhere I got on a detour. I can see from the map where I need to be so I know as long as I continue I'll get back on track and at least I'm headed the right direction. It may have taken me a little bit longer to get there, but I'll get there. I'm not lost, I just am not there yet.
Along my path, I've seen some things that I'm glad I had the time to see. I'm glad that the road was blocked and I had to take another path, I know that this path was better for me. I needed the extra time to get my bearings. I'm not sure if my plans will still be the same? I think that some of them might need to be changed. I'm okay with that. I can be flexible. I know that staying calm and regrouping helps when you get side tracked. I've kind of been in that regroup mode for the past couple months. Now that I've done that, I can say with certainty--I'm not lost, I'm just not there yet.
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Not to sound too cheesey, but I'd rather be "not there yet" with you than anyone else.
Otherwise known as, IRBNTYWYTAE. :)
Yeah, I've been not there yet all my life. I'm not as flexible, either.
Honestly I don't know if I'll ever really get "there". The discovery is in the journey.
It is easy to get out of sync with God and going to church. I have missed more church since NJ has been born than I have my entire life. Unfortunately, I haven't compensated with keeping regular prayer/devo's.
I'd rather be lost too... with err... Roamer. There are times that I wonder if it will ever be possible to arrive at the spiritual destination. I know I'm a freak, but as a missionary I can tell you that I am on a road where no soul has arrived.
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