Monday, August 31, 2015

Love to See

I cannot see well to drive after dark most of the time. My migraines cause lights to be about ten times their normal size. I have to be very careful when meeting an oncoming car to look at the edge of the road and follow my headlights to stay on the road. Some nights are more dangerous than others depending on how severe the migraine is, how bright the lights are, if they are flashing like a police, fire or construction vehicles, etc.
Saturday night, I was driving home from my show and saw the construction signs saying that the right lane was closed, merge left. I am not one to wait until the last minute and I was already in the middle lane, so I thought I was OK until suddenly the construction cones were in my lane too.
The lights reflecting off all the cones as I drove through in combination with the work vehicles and I was completely blind. I knew my exit was coming up, but I was unsure with all of this sensory overload if I would be able to see where I needed to go.
Suddenly all the cones ended and I was in darkness, my exit ahead, but my eyes were still adjusted to all the light. With a car behind me, unhappy that I wasn't driving as fast as he would have liked through the construction zone, getting ready to pass me on the right despite my right turning signal and the fact that I am drifting to the right as I am attempting to find my exit in the darkness.
Do you ever find that your life is a construction zone? That you think you are following directions, preparing for what's ahead until suddenly the road changes and you become overwhelmed?
If you haven't, I have... I am... Right now. Everything is overwhelming me. I know that He is in control and everything is for the most part really good. But, I still feel knocked out of my lane, a little unsure, blinded, wanting to slow down a little bit but knowing that the speed limit hasn't decreased.
Where I don't want to end up, is on the other side, in the middle of the darkness, unable to see anything, lost and drifting.
I know I keep talking about trust, but that is what I am being told. Trust in Him. That He will bring me through this construction zone that He given to me. He waited until I was ready for it. I know this. I just need to keep trusting.
How is He testing your trust today? Are you experiencing your own construction zone?

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