The Scenic Route?

Whenever someone says, "let's take the scenic route," you know that means that it's going to be the long way. The scenic route is never the short cut. By nature, the short cut is the ugly, brief path.

God never takes the short cuts. By nature, He is a scenic route kind of God. So, by plan, He takes His time. All throughout scripture, God goes the long way.

Sometime ago, God invited me to something different and only after several years am I beginning to realize that it was His intention to take me on the "scenic" route. And though I use the term "scenic" loosely, I see the value of Him taking His sweet time getting me there.

So as I sit and listen to "We Know That You Are God" by All Together Separate, I am choosing to see the forest through the trees and to stop and smell the flowers along the way. Slow me down Lord, slow me down. I don't want to miss a thing.