Life Plan Devotion #11 [detour]

Hi, Everyone.
School has begun, once more. Can you believe that the year is half over? Let's pray for all our kids and their teachers. Have a great day, and let me hear from you, about how God is moving in your life.

Life Plan Devotion #11 [detour]

     Nothing causes me more stress when driving than a detour. I don't like that kind of surprise. I want to know where I'm going and exactly how to get there. In life, however, sometimes a detour can be a most awesome experience.
     You've experienced a detour, probably. It's when life is going as planned, and then something happens and things change. It's surprising, it's full of uncertainty, it's stressful. The question we often ask, when a detour happens, is "Why?"  However, a better question to ask is "What's next?"  Can you hear the whine in the first question? Can you hear the anticipation in the second question?
     One day, you'll be able to look back over the detours in your life (if you haven't done so already) and be able to see how God was working out a better path in your life, perhaps even better than you could have ever dreamed.

Psalm 143:8
"Show me the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul."

What this has to do with weight loss:  In the area of weight loss, one example of a detour is the dreaded "stall." It's very tempting to whine, when experiencing a stall, but what good does that do. However, if you ask yourself, "What's next?" you will have the opportunity to brainstorm a new game plan, and before you know it, the stall (which was probably a body adjustment, anyway) will be over and you'll be releasing weight once again.

Prayer for Today:
"Heavenly Father, show me the way I should go, today, for to You I lift up my soul. I pray that I will continue to learn from my past experiences and decisions, letting You present me with a detour, if necessary. Thank You, in advance, for any detours I have yet to face, that will ultimately bring me closer to You. Guide me to those moments that will take my breath away in gratitude for Your direction in my life. I pray in Jesus' Name. Amen."

Go forth today, and follow God's roadmap for your life.

Blessings,
Mary

Thank you Mary!  What's next?

Hi, Laura.
Thanks for reading and replying. What's next? Well, for me, only God knows, and, so far, He isn't telling, but whatever it is, I know it's going to awesome! :)
Your turn--What's next? :)
Blessings,
Mary