Driving Directions

My family has long held the opinion that my driving directions tend to be too complicated. This opinion was formed from experiences of many years ago when I wanted people to be comforted by landmarks along the way to assure them they were going the correct direction. (Makes sense to me.) Since those bygone days, I have acquired a better understanding of what level of detail people usually require and desire in directions. Although my family will now "admit" that my driving directions are good, (no one actually gets lost if they follow them,) they still enjoy teasing me about the way I gave directions in the past. (And I don't mind.)

Yesterday I e-mailed driving directions to my Tuesday evening Bible study to my sister, who was going to begin attending with me. She had never driven to that particular town before, so my directions were very carefully written. However, the computers and printer were not working where she was, so she asked me to fax them to her. I printed out the e-mail and faxed it to her.

Shortly after work I received a call from my sister on her cell phone. She had left the faxed directions behind and needed me to give them to her again. So I did...slowly explaining each turn (happily there were not very many of them).

Unhappily something was not written down somewhere along the line, because there was a turn missing...and something she was looking for on the right was actually on the left...and by the time she got there it was dark so that made it hard to see things.

She did make it, (although she was a few minutes late,) and was very happy she did, but it was somewhat of a challenge. I cannot help but wonder if "someone" was trying to keep her from attending. The Bible clearly teaches that we are in an unseen war with principalities and powers, and that there are two sides. If you're not with God, then you are against Him...and vice versa.

My sister's drive home was not uneventful either...she almost hit a deer on the road. Her first close call with a deer. So who thinks life is full of coincidences???

Not me.