Why Texas Road?

You may be wondering why I chose to call this site Texas Road. To be honest, my son was helping me come up with a name and we tried several that didn't work. I looked over at my James Taylor CD called "October Road" and I said, "Guess mine should be called Texas Road!" Well before I knew it my son typed it in! (If only he was that quick with other things I want him to do! LOL)

However, now I've had time to think about it, Texas Road seems to fit me just fine. If you go down an old Texas road, you can be in for some surprises....a roadrunner speeding past, a casual armadillo traveling by or a sleepy rattlesnake by the side of the road. Around the next turn could be a field of bluebonnets, a pasture of horses or the best view of the Hill Country Hills. And on the road goes, full of adventure and promise if you take the time to enjoy it.

So my life seems to be like an old Texas road - full of surprises. Sometimes it takes me too fast, like the roadrunner and other times it has challenges that I don't want - like the rattlesnake. But whatever is on my road I like to look at it with an adventuresome spirit and full of God's promise.

You see, there is one wonderful thing about the road I am on...I don't have to go alone...Jesus is my constant companion. If I move too fast, he has ways to make me slow down and enjoy the view. If my way is tough and painful, He holds my hand a little tighter and helps me get through it. When I start to stumble, Jesus keeps me from falling.

Sometimes on the road, I start to take the wrong way. A different turn seems so inviting. Jesus gently but firmly pulls me back to the road I am suppose to take to begin with - the way He created for me. Then he reminds me how I could get very lost and lonely if I go without Him.

Other times I get very tired. The road begins to look the same and I feel restless. He beckons me to rest for awhile. He always knows the best places to do that as He cools my thirst with fresh water from His Father's words. Looking at MY time schedule, I tell him I need to get going - I have so much to do. But in his experience of life, he reminds me quietly to wait. Wait? Why?

So I sat there trying to pass the time...wondering if HE realizes how long its been. He smiles at me and says again, "Wait. My Father knows the time." Then I get anxious and fears surface...I began the What if game...What if an awful rattlesnake comes along? What if it gets dark before we leave? What if....He stops me and says, "Trust me".

And in time, as I am waiting, I slowly began to trust Him. Then when he sees me fully at peace and contentment with just being in HIS presence, he beckons me to travel again. Then I see more clearly that in my waiting, he had been busy clearing my path, making things right but I needed to trust Him.

So my life is like an old Texas Road...traveling along, enjoying the surprises and learning lessons as I travel. I'm taking my time and enjoying what is ahead of me with confidence because I have a wonderful traveling companion.

"I am with you always" Matthew 28:20