Sometimes life can take us unexpected places. I tend to think of such times as “detours” or “disruptions”. But maybe it is more helpful to see them simply as “a bend in the road”.
Anne Shirley is one of my beloved literary friends. Her words are perfect for such times….
“I shall give life here my best, and I believe it will give its best to me in return. When I left Queen’s [Academy] my future seemed to stretch out before me like a straight road. I thought I could see along it for many a milestone. Now there is a bend in it. I don’t know what lies around the bend, but I’m going to believe that the best does.”
L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables
As I sit in the middle of the bend, not knowing what to make of what lies behind me and unable to see what lies ahead, these are words I want to live by. Choosing to believe good lies in my path. And it does. Because God is always with me. And He is good.
