Behind the Salt Truck

Early this month we experienced a short, blast of a wintery mix of snow and rain. It happened on the day that I usually travel to my girl friend's house to work on our consulting business. When I left my home that morning the wintery mix had just begun, so the roads had not yet developed a coating of snow or ice.

When I arrived at my friend's house I realized that I had forgotten a folder that was imperative to our ability to compete the tasks that we had laid out for ourselves for that day. I would have to go back home to retrieve it. We usually work for about three hours, my absentmindedness and the increment weather would delay our start.

However, I knew if we were going to accomplish anything at all that day, I would need to go home to retrieve the folder. So I started to head back home. At this juncture in my life, I have come to trust and know that God will protect and keep me safe on the drive home, besides, he even gave me the opportunity to bless my friend's niece by dropping her off at work before I headed back toward my house for the folder.

By the time that I had dropped her niece off and obtained the folder the wintery mix had started to pick up and accumulate, so it took me a little longer to make my way back over to my friend's house. As I traveled to her house she called to make sure that I was ok.

I told her that it was indeed a little slippery, but it wasn't too bad and that I would soon be there. I live in a small development that is quite hilly. We are often one of the neighborhoods that is last to get plowed out during increment weather, so our roads are a little more slippery than most.

My travel back to my friend's house was slow and tedious, however I continued this journey safely behind the salt truck. It reminded me about what life is like when we are following Christ. Sometimes we see the things that God puts in our path as hinderances. We often forget that our paths of travel are intricately
orchestrated by God's hand. He often places things in our path that slows down our travels on what would other wise be a dangerous road.

The next time you are stuck in traffic, remember that God is the ultimate traffic controller.