Detour

Spring.

The time of year when new things spring forth from the earth. New grass. New leaves. New weeds. New road construction. This last one seems to be everywhere!

The bridge across the Mississippi that is often backed up anyway is even more backed up as they have one lane closed.

The road in front of my office, one of the main roads in town is even more congested because they have the ramp to the interstate closed.

I left the eye doctor's office yesterday and could only make a right hand turn from his parking lot because of the road construction. I ended up having to take a detour through a residential neighborhood. I was frustrated because I had important places to be! (After all, I am important!)

As I turned through the neighborhood, I realized that I had never been on that street before. It was a pretty street with large trees shading the street and quaint little houses with well maintained lawns.

As I looked at the street in front of me it seemed to transform into a Norman Rockwell scene. A man sat in his driveway working on some type of wood project. Another man was following his lawn mower back and forth across his lawn. Squirrels scampered from tree to tree. My frustration quickly left. God was there. God was in the detour.

Romans 8:28 says, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him and who have been called according to his purpose."

Next time you are forced to detour, take a good look. I'm willing to bet you can see God there too!