Traffic Jam

This morning I woke up and had some choices to make....I could either have a relaxing, go nowhere day and clean a little, or I could find someone to go with me across town for my weekly Yoga class. Typically, Wednesdays are reserved for my son; however, he is recording music today and could not go. LeeAnn was working so I called a girlfriend and she eagerly shouts "Yes! I'd love to go!". This friend is one who had been going through a tough time and now she is hanging out with me and my friends, family and church. It has been a joy to watch her grow in Faith and have some peace and joy now. The ride across town was pleasant, uneventful, and rather quick. The stretching and relaxing class was a blast and there was even some fruit a person brought in for the class that we ate and it was yummy! All we have to do now is get on the freeway and drive home. Should not take more than thirty minutes, that's one reason why, if I get to choose crossroads or a freeway, I'll pick the freeway. Well...the first sign that things were not going to happen as I had planned, was literally a sign on the freeway that said "crash at 27th Ave.". Since we are pretty much through the worse from the crash, I decide to stick with the freeway. Not five seconds later, another sign is up and states "crash at 59th Ave. and freeway is closed". Praying the victims are going to be alright, it is certainly the time to get off the freeway! I had no idea it was going to take almost an hour to finally get merged over and off the freeway. But something interesting happened. Let me back up...no pun intended. Just prior to going into the Yoga class, this friend of mine asks a question about sin and to be honest, it could not be answered in one word so I told her on the way home, we'll talk about it and perhaps I can share with her my testimony. Unfortunately after class, I forgot and was only focused on getting home. When these signs started appearing and the time was going to be longer than expected, I felt a nudge from the Lord and started sharing with her, not only my testimony but how God has always taken care of me and has never left me. She was in tears and it really made us closer, not only to each other, but to the Lord. Each day, it seems I am learning more and more about God's timing. We can make all the plans in the world, but He is in control and can always change our plans for His purpose. All we have to do is decide to become available to Him. Life is going by so fast and we need to be encouraging people and using our time wisely. It's a wonderful way to live and never gets boring. He is an amazing God!