Traffic Jam

Today afternoon I was on my way to pick up a family for a prayer meeting cum love-feast dinner tonight. Though I started on time I was stuck up in a traffic jam at its peak hour where five main roads converged. When I started from home I was about to take a different route that would by pass this road, but by reflex action I just took this one and securely locked up in a traffic jam. I had no other choice; I could not turn back, nor to the left, nor to the right, and neither could I go forward. Just stuck in the traffic jam. I guess the longest jam I ever experienced in Gurgaon. What else could I do? Time was running out, moreover, my plan was to be in time for the Tuesday prayer meeting tonight with the new family. It looked like the enemy was not happy. I just called on the Lord and prayed - a good time for prayer, not for the traffic, but the time created by the traffic for prayer.

Once the traffic was cleared I went to an area which I thought was the address for pick up point. But I had to drive merry-go-round to find the exact address. Another lesson learned; I should not assume things  but always check and cross-checked to confirm it first.

This reminds me of certain situations in Christian life where often we get stuck up in "traffic jam" of life. Whether by mistake or coincidentally, life just get stuck up. Mostly allowed by the Lord, so that He may have a way to break through into our inward being and break loose all self-confidence, just to faithfully trust in Him only. 

Such "traffic jam" are mostly and sovereignly ordained by the Lord to get through into a believer's being. This happens to me oftentimes, for instance, today's traffic jam. On the one hand it taught me precious lessons of life and yet on the other hand, the Lord has a bit more ground to work Himself into me. For, all the reasons behind this, too, is out of my own initiation, perhaps, out of a good heart of learning to be hospitable to new ones and trying to walk the extra mile of caring for them.Nevertheless, such lessons always comes with a price.

Overall I thank the Lord for His sovereignity, or else I would never learn something new, and may never write this blog. Thank you for the "traffic jam!" Though I don't look forward to it nor welcome it again, but I definitely would not deny the lessons and price tag with it, if it does.