Back in September I wrote about the stressful tasks on the horizon.
The biggest monster that was looming has come and gone.
It was interesting to hang out with a dragon…
It was a day that was full and stressful, rewarding and draining and energizing. It was sad and thrilling, scary and fun. It had ups and downs and there’ll never be another like it. I was glad for it and I’ll probably never forget it, but I hope there’s never one even close to being like it.
There was a lot going on. And when I think back through all the things that led to that day, I think of Romans 8:28.
God has made us creatures with free will and the power of choice. And that means we mess up. We do stupid things. We make mistakes. We miss obvious warnings along our journey. But through it all, with the missteps, mistakes, and outright wrong choices that led to that day and that specific collection of events, I turned around and saw something beautiful.
When we find ourselves on a path littered by the detritus of our mistakes, when we turn around we see the Redeemer stands there, ready to turn to good the mess we have made.
Don’t forget to turn around.