While driving home tonight on a two lane highway, I reached to put my headlights on bright. However, they were already on bright. They were already showing as much of the road as they possibly could, yet I still wanted to see more. I wanted to know what was beyond what my bright lights could reach.
As I continued to drive the sometimes windy roads, I realized that I had to simply trust what was beyond what I could see. I had to trust that I would be able to see whatever was ahead of me in enough time to react.
This trust came in handy when, on this ride, I approached a wooded area. As I turned a corner, deer were standing in the road ahead of me. Not just one deer, but several--probably about 8. The last to cross the road was a huge buck with a large rack of antlers.
My bright headlights showed me the deer in just enough time for me to break just before I reached their caravan across the road. I came to a stop directly in front of the buck as he gave me the "deer in the headlights" look.
Sometimes I feel like I am looking directly into God's plan with a similar "deer in the headlights" look. I will now try to look ahead with more trusting eyes, not wondering what is beyond my bright lights. Instead, I will trust in the light that God gives to me and will follow it where it shines.
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