Destination is important but so is the ride. Many of us go on vacation and never stop along the way to sightsee or take in the scenery. Maybe that little country store has just what you need to spark a memory from childhood, or the perfect gift for a loved one back home. Perhaps the restaurant with the strange name has home cooked meals the way grandma used to make them. We have to realize that the journey is just as important as getting there. Sometimes we get so concerned with getting to a certain point that we miss the journey.
It took me five years to get on television here in Charleston, South Carolina, but I enjoyed every step of the way. There were so many times when I turned on the TV or saw others posting their shows on Facebook and wondered how did they get there. What type of contact or inside scoop did they have? I continued to praise them while staying in my zone and doing the work that God assigned to me. I have always known that preparation comes before possibility and my time would come. The joy of the journey is what makes the destination so sweet. The fact that you worked hard to earn that vacation, to get to the top, to speak to that audience that you have wanted to reach. All of those things are in God’s timing and not ours, so continue to be patient and wait your turn.
Life is like a journey. It ‘s good to plan and strategize about where you want to go, but we must also leave room for sightseeing. We must allow God to intervene when His plan is better than ours, and it always is. Don’t be so rushed to get to your final destination that you miss the journey. Remember, once time is lost we never get it back.
This speaks to me. God has my assigned number. until then, I’ll celebrate others. And pursue HIS even opportunities.