Colton and I went to the Volusia County Fair a couple of weeks ago to see their HO Train layout. We have been to the fair for at least 5 or 6 years in a row and the highlight for him is their HO layout that is in one of the buildings. We could usually find the building blindfolded, but for some reason that day we could not find it. I have never been so frustrated going to the front of the fair and walking the way it should be and realizing that the building wasn't there. How could an entire building not be where it should be???
Colton and I went back and forth and back and forth and finally walked into a building on the opposite side. There the train layout was behind glass! This was a building I did not remember at all. As we approached the layout, there were photos posted of the building that had previously housed the layout. It had been demolished by the tornado I spoke of early on in my blog in February.
Most of the layout stayed intact, but they had lost a portion that could not be recovered. They were having to start over and rebuild the layout. I was so relieved to know that I wasn't crazy, just misguided in finding a building that did not even exist.
How many times do I try to hold onto something that doesn't even exist anymore? God gives new beginnings every day. Embrace them. Don't go back and try to find something that isn't there anymore. Not only will it make you crazy, but you will miss out on the rebuilding process that only God can direct.
Jeremiah 6:16
" This is what the Lord says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls."
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Another great devotional Emily. And you find such appropriate verses to go along with your thought for the day. I love these! Love Mom
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