Last sunday, my friend Jackie and I decided to take a spontaneous adventure to New Jersey to go to the beach. I had never been to the beach and was excited for the much needed getaway with my good friend. We got in her car and drove the would-be-hour long trip to the shore, but it took us a good two hours to get there because of various circumstances. Upon arriving at the scene, my breath was taken away. We walked up and down the beach and then finally decided to sit and read. As I began reading, these words came to me and I decided to write them down in my journal:
As I sit and read, the sand fills my pages.
The color is that of sugar,
And the sweetness of the scene is enough to wash away the bitterness of the day.
God creates the most beautiful scenes;
Ones that calm our hearts of all worries.
Spontaneous adventures remind us to live for today.
We can't throw temper tantrums when we don't get our way,
But understand that God knows more than we.
The journey it took to get us here is the same as that of our walk with God.
It wasn't easy, it took longer than expected, and we found stuff out along the way.
God doesn't simply care about where we end up, but about the journey as well.
He doesn't say it's easy.
There will be road blocks and cop cars, and things won't happen when we want them to,
But we'll learn along the way.
And in the end, God will take us to our beautiful destination,
Whether it be a sunny, continuous beach, or some beauty that we can't fathom.
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