So the first thing I need to sayis that it's official. I have dugged my car out of the snow for the very first time yesterday. 14 inches approx..... What's crazy is that even after I had spent hours shoveling the snow, I was still stuck in the snow. It wasn't until someone came along and gave me a little push to get over the final mound that I was able to leave on my journey. Then today, day 2. ( I didn't save my space yesterday with a chair) So last night I parked in an available space one that was dugged out by someone else. One that I thought would be no problem in getting out this morning but once again today, I was stuck in the snow. I shoveled again, and again, and again. Took me forever to get out of the space...... but I perservered.
It lead me to this thought that sometimes in life, we get stuck. What's interesting is that with no fault of our own, we did our part. But to no avail, we still aren't able to move forward. Two things that I learned the last few days
1. is that we are not meant to take this journey by ourself. See if it hadn't been from a little help from a stranger. I would still be stuck.
2. Sometimes no matter how hard we plan, or try sometimes it's just inevitable that we will get stuck again.
See I thought that just by the mere appearance of the space, that I would have different results than yesterday. But I was wrong. It doesn't matter where I park, I'm probably going to get stuck. I know your asking what's your point preacher. Sometimes in life we can't change the circumstances we find ourselves in, because what's around us hasn't change. It won't be until the environment changes that I will no longer get stuck. It also doesn't mean I will be stuck for ever. It's just for a spell. So be encouraged that if you find yourself not being able to get out of the rut. It's because your environment hasn't changed yet. You just have to take it day by day. If you carry your shovel(I mean bible) with you always, you will know that God will never leave you or forsake you. He will either send someone to give you a little push when you need it or give you the patience to press on. Either way know that the snow will eventually melt. But also know that it will snow again. So expect to get stuck it's just a part of the process of life.
