Trusting The Detour
There are moments in life when we look back and suddenly realize that what felt like a disappointment at the time was actually leading us somewhere we never expected. We don't recognize it while we're living it because we're too busy asking why the door closed, why the plans changed, or why life took such an unexpected turn. It's only years later that we begin connecting the dots and see how God was quietly working through circumstances we once wished had never happened. If there's one thing life has taught me, it's that very few of us end up exactly where we thought we would. When we're young, we tend to imagine life unfolding in a fairly predictable way. We make plans, set goals, and picture the future we hope to build. We assume that if we work hard, make good decisions, and stay on the right path, life will unfold according to our carefully drawn map. Then, somewhere along the journey, life reminds us that we were never the ones holding the map in the fi...