Love On

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I turned my car onto the main drive this morning and discovered crazy congestion.  Yuck!  Where did all these cars come from anyway?  Obviously, some unseen obstruction was preventing my safe passage.

I texted my husband to warn him about the pile up, and then I braced myself for the slow drip of traffic to inch its way forward at a snail’s pace.

Thankfully, most of the mash up was heading toward me instead of beside me.

Suddenly, a path cleared in the middle of the road, and I lunged my car toward the liberating space in hopes of making it to work on time.

I was soon zipping along on the turnpike.   My mind checked out, and a mental fog descended.  I think my vehicle must have driven itself to work.

 Am I the only one this happens to?

My mind is congested most mornings.  I can’t seem to get past the big boulders that are crowding my thinking and limiting my unobstructed view of God’s work in my life.

Life drags slowly forward at an almost imperceptible pace.

Will I ever reach the spacious place where I freely fly with no resistance?

Somtimes, I wonder if it’s possible.  But, then I forget that God specializes in the impossible.

As I sat in my car this morning, weighted down by the bone-weary heaviness of carrying life’s baggage, a song on the radio woke me up and put the zip back into my soul.

Well, you can’t see the wind, but it moves the leaves
From the bottom to the top of the tallest trees
You are everything I will ever need
And they can’t take that from me

Oh, I feel it in my heart
I feel it in my soul
That’s how I know
You take our brokenness and make us beautiful
Yeah, that’s how I know

Suddenly, my heart felt alive.  And that’s when I looked up and noticed the gray Honda minivan in front of me.   The license place was declaring the driver’s singular mission in life:

Love On

I had to smile.  Only God sends me a love note on a license plate.

Love creates the space

that helps me to move forward

into freedom and victory.

Eph 5:1-2Photo Credit

For Further Contemplation:

Love Covers All

21 Words on Loving Well

God Loves You

Tuning In

21 Words on Loving a Tough Cookie

Beary Loved

The Wardrobe

What are You Wearing?

 

 

 

Something to think about…

 

 
 

 


20 Comments

  1. “Love On” ~ Isn’t that a sweet license plate. 🙂 That’s a good one to write on an index card, or the bathroom mirror. ~ I love that image you made with the Bible verse. (And, love the Msg. translation of that verse.) Thanks for sharing, Lyli. ((Hug)) (P.S. – My car drives itself bunches of places too. eek. 🙂 )

  2. Isn’t it so easy to mindlessly drift through sometimes? I do that in my car too at times. I wonder how I even arrived when I remember none of the journey! ha. But I don’t want to go through life like that. Love on–such a great reminder!

  3. Lyli…it is amazing to see how God works in our lives! he makes it so that never have any doubt that it is Him working. Nothing that happens in our lives surprises God but I am humbled and feeling loved when he reveals Himself to us:) Thank you for sharing this wonderful written post and for everything you do here. Many blessings to you and yours. Have a wonderful weekend!

  4. I LOVE this!
    I wish you had a pic of that liscence plate so I could better burn it in my brain!
    I love hearing/seeing/feeling God everywhere I can….but sometimes I tire of seeing the leaves blow…I want to See my Dad! I have to try and not be down–keep my eyes on the many blessings and joys around….but how wonderful it will be when this “old order of things” is over for everyone..
    Any tips or encouragements you want to share are welcome!
    So happy to find your site.
    Love from Holland,
    Jasmine

  5. Lyli,
    What a great word from God…I love how creative God is…and so glad it lifted your spirits…praying God continues to lift you up and give you grace as you wait…may you sense Him carrying your burdens, my friend…((Hugs))

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