The fog was so dense I couldn’t find my car. Gently pulling out of my garage, I slowly drove to the stop sign and made a left onto the street with hopes no one else would be there. I knew the light signal was approaching but I couldn’t see more than 10 feet in front of me. I couldn’t see anything—especially the car parked on the side of the road I almost hit.
Immediately I saw the white dashed lines indicating the width of my driving lane and the edge of the boulevard.
As long as I can see the lines, I said to myself, I’ll be fine. The lines are my friends. The lines are my friends.
Once the fog lifted I drove freely and safely down the highway to work and couldn’t help but parallel this to moments of fog in our personal lives. Sometimes life is dense, we can’t see what’s in front of us. Our judgement and perception is impaired. If not careful, we run the risk of accident, injury, or even mortality.
Lines are provided to protect us, guide us, and lead us to safety. When God draws lines of instruction—areas of safety—it’s because He knew our judgement might be impaired or life may have moments of unclarity. They are not walls forbidding us to move; they are lines of protection cautioning us to stay safe.
When life is dense, open God’s word and look for the lines. The directions are all inside.
Amen to that!! Bianca, this is a wonderful post!!! Have a great Thanksgiving!!
Your a constant source of encouragement, Tara. Thanks so much 🙂
Amen! Thanks for the encouragement. Please pray as my husband as my husband just got laid off we are trying to find that direction! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
Andrea, your tale of woe is with so many and it BREAKS my heart. Just remember: God will never leave us or forsake us… even if we don't know where our job will come from, where our mortgage will come from, or where dinner will come from. God. Will. Provide.
opps, i can write! Trying to type and think with a toddler climbing on me :O)
Very well said Bianca! Andrea H. my thoughts and prayers for you this holiday season. God bless you
I'm praying for Andrea too 🙂 Thanks for the communal love!
That's a great analogy Bianca. Now if I could only learn to stay within the lines – I was always rubbish at that as a child 😉
Rubbish? Oh my word, I died. I love that you said rubbish. I feel so Brit now.
I always feel so many different things when I read your blog posts! I feel encouragement and laughter at the same time! Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving!
You think I'm funny? YOU THINK I'M FUNNY?! Woohoo 🙂 I'm telling Matt you think I'm funny.
Ummm.. can I PLEASE use this with my teens? It's PERFECT!
Yes, yes, yes 🙂 Of course.
Andrea, we certainly said a prayer for you. Wish i knew you so we could do something for you.
Bianca, very well spoken!
Thank you so much! The greatest thing that you can do is pray! Someone once told me that the greatest tool that we have is the least used, PRAYER! Again, thanks so much!
great reminder…we often look to others for guidlines or opinions or whatever when things don't seem clear…but His word is definitely the best place to look…
xoxo, my Korean/Mexican friend! Happy Thanksgiving.
CK, where is the WORLD is Lowans?!?! You made me howl with laughter, girlfriend!
Thank you B! Thank God! for His lines of instruction which guide us in our uncertainty. Great blog! Sharing if thats cool! Love you – Liz
Great post. His word and promise is what keeped us from going to the deep end. Although it was hard but today we can say that those fine lines keeped us in check and good friend!
Your post has an old Ricky Van Shelton song (called Keep It Between The Lines) playing in my head. 🙂
Hi Bianca,
I feel very funny asking you this and don't want to embarrass you (although that seems to be a common occurrence in my life- and yours 🙂 Anyway, I didn't really know a better way to ask you so i'll just ask you 🙂 When Jasmine took you and matt's engagement pictures I have to, well ask what your reasoning in showing so much clevage? I guess I am just wondering if thats just the culture by you or you don't consider it very important… I've been reading your blog for quite a while now even though i'm only 14 its pretty rare to find someone that is genuine and a true example of being the hands and feet of Jesus without all the fluff ya know? And I can relate a lot to the way you grew up and the way i'm growing up 🙂 my dad is a pastor and my entire family has been in ministry for a while and of course when you plant a church you have pretty much zilch monies, but… that leaves more room for God to move is what i think 🙂 anyway, I didn't want to beat around the bush too much or be like the "old church ladies" who haven't even thought about mastering that art… haha 🙂 so thats my question… I'm most certainly not judging you because i know your heart (great, that sounds like i'm married to ya!) ANYWAY… i would love to hear whether you think that its important to set an example in dress to girls like me while in ministry or not so much… haha well at the risk of sounding like a jean jumpered and scrunchied homeschooler (oh yea, i'm homeschooled too :D) …. Lindsey PS. You are gorgeous. and before you save the entire world, please reply. haha 🙂
I love this image of following the lines in the fog. I remember being caught driving in a blizzard and I drove (slowly!) to safety by looking out the side window so I could follow the edge of the road. I am in a foggy place in my life right now, so your post reminds me to go forward in confidence following the lines. I don't need to see up ahead. I just need to see the next step. Thank you so much.
Thank you for this post! Being in my late 20's I feel that I am constantly in and out of fog. Things are sometimes clear and sometimes not. It is comforting to know that God is looking out for me 🙂
I love how you describe it! So true and something I need to remember in those foggy moments!
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