5 Ways to Have A Successful Journey

#1 - Pray   . . . that your journey may be successful.

                     Abraham sent his servant out to find his son a wife. Abraham's servant had a particular task and need in mind before setting out on his journey. At just the right moment he stopped and prayed - asking God to grant him success . . . and God did.


#2 - Persevere   . . . journey with perseverance.

                     The Israelites journeyed through the desert for 40 years before finally being allowed to reach and enter the promised land. Their wondering was not in vein - God was teaching the whole way through. Though they wanted to give up many times over - they pressed onward even through the toughest moments.

#3 - Search  . . . Make an Effort to search and find God in the details of your day.

                    There may be days when we may not hear his voice but we can see him in his creation. Gasp at his beauty from the sunsets to the sunrises - he is ever present - we just need to look for him. There may be days when all we see is the ugliness and sin of the world - but we can find God in spoken words - from other people, postings, and especially his scripture - he is always speaking.


#4 - Begin Again . . . Its a new day. . . begin again.

                   Come to an understanding that each day is a new day. Yesterday is gone. God has given us a new day to start over - try again - breathe again - live again - begin again. Don't camp out in an unhealthy place - begin again.

#5 - Laugh. . . Laugh through your journey.

                   I don't laugh as much as I should. I tend to take things too serious which makes my journey stressful. But God is teaching me to laugh my way through the journey. It can be difficult at times. Yesterday was a difficult day for me but somehow God helped me to laugh my way through it. Just to summerize:

1. Left for work - couldn't get the garage door closed.
2. Spent fifteen minutes trying to get the (large) puppy into his kennel
3. Finally left (with garage door open) noticed that my light for gas was on (no time to get gas)
4. Traveled my usual route to work but forgot that the road was flooded and a detour was posted which meant I had to travel way around and come in the back side to get to my work place. (still needed gas but no time to stop)
5. Approached intercesction  - saw flashing lights - cars waiting - and then heard a loud noise to the left. A train decided to cross at that moment. All I could do was burst out in laughter, throw my hands up, and shout "Okay  - if this is how you want it God!"
6. Got to work at the time my session was to start.
7. Elevators were out and had to run up a flight of stairs.
8. Heart racing I burst into the room expecting everyone to be waiting for me - only to find that they were all running late themselves! Now that's something to laugh about.