9-11

Today is the 8th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in Manhattan and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and the downed planed over a Pennsylvania farmfield.

It's a day of reflection; it's a day of remembering; it's a day of making renewed commitments to live our lives less for ourselves and more for others. Life is short and it's not about us.

I wonder what you do when you see a sign that says, "Detour Ahead." You probably aren’t saying to yourself, 'Oh good! I get to take a detour today.' Instead, you probably feel frustrated because you’re not sure how out of your way the detour is going to take you. Maybe you’re pressed for time and the detour is going to make you late and mess up your schedule.
But what if you were driving and saw ONE road sign that said “Detour Ahead,” and another next to it that said, “Take Your Usual Route?” It’s completely your choice. Which would you take? You’d probably take your usual route — especially if you knew the detour would cost you some uncertainty, time, money, and personal frustration.


LIFE detours that prevent us from taking our normal routes come at us all the time. They come in the form of illnesses, layoffs, life setbacks, disappointments, relational rifts, deaths in the family, a spouse that walks out – all kinds of things. But there are other times in life when you have a choice to get off your normal path and take a detour — a detour YOU CHOOSE.

And in THAT scenario, I wonder if you’re the kind of person who would follow the sign that says “Take Your Usual Route” or “Detour Ahead.”

Think about it. I'll be back tomorrow for Part 2 and the day after that for Part 3.

And be blessed.