Road...What Road?

“Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.” – Lin Yutang

A big part of succeeding where others have failed is the ability to see hope where others see none. Just as the quote above puts it in the context of a road that others do not see, so does hope exist for those who choose to see it where others cannot.

There are certainly those that are reading this today that are walking down a road that is currently overgrown with tall weeds, thistles, and even perhaps a few strands of poison ivy. As long as you choose to see the road that for most doesn’t quite exist you will arrive at the destination that you are envisioning. As you started down this path you could see the end. It was the very thing that spurred you on down this road that looked more than a little uncomfortable. It was the thing that caused you to keep going even though after just a few steps you were already feeling the effects of the first few thistles and weeds. It was the vision that allowed you to see the road that to others did not exist.

So what do you do when you reach a point that the weeds are so tall that you can’t see the destination any longer? You need to keep moving. You keep moving in the direction of the destination. You keep pushing through. The tall weeds won’t last forever and very soon you will again be able to see your destination. And before long there will be others following behind you, following your path, and this is how roads are made to places where roads never before existed.

It certainly is much more comfortable to walk the roads and the paths where they exist…but these roads will only take you to places that many people have been before. This is fine if “safe” is what you are looking for. But if you are looking to go where others have not yet gone…than expect to walk some roads that others cannot see.

Don’t turn back just because you’ve encountered some thistles and thorns. There will be a clearing just ahead that will again offer you a glimpse to where you are headed and what is in your future. It will again remind you of the very thing that set you down this path.

Isaiah 42:16 – “I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.”

Have a blessed day,

RodZ

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