I was travelling along a country lane this week and I found myself following a truck with the sign ‘Highway Maintenance’. There were two, tall, traffic signal lamps being carried as cargo, facing towards me; they were standing tall and it felt as if they were staring right at me!
Obviously, these traffic lights weren’t connected to a source, so they weren’t flashing green, red or amber. They were just blank; staring at me, with a blank expression.
Now, you and I know, these traffic signal lamps are inanimate. But, as I looked at them, I felt as if they were trying to tell me something!! No, I’m not losing my mind, but I knew there was an illustration here; I knew I was about to learn something; to receive a revelation somehow.
As I pondered on this, I realised, that when the traffic signals were connected to an electric source, they were always switched on. They never took a break. They would constantly be transmitting a light colour, whether it was RED, for STOP; GREEN, for GO, or AMBER, for GET READY.
But when they aren’t connected to a source, they are absolutely no use whatsoever!
It made me think about myself………about my walk with the Lord. It made me think about all the ‘Highway Maintenance’ I require on a regular basis!
When I’m connected to THE Source, God my Father, He always ensures my path. He is with me when I am making decisions about whether or not I should STOP or when to GET READY and, He is always, always the One right behind me, when I know I’m in a season of GO!
But there can be times in all of our lives, when we come to a standstill; possibly not knowing what to make of current situations or circumstances. We wonder ‘Do I GO with this idea?’ ‘Shall I STOP, take a break, wait for direction?’ and one of the most exciting periods, which I regularly find myself in lately, is knowing when the season is one of ‘GET READY’. Yes, I love knowing I have to GET READY! A season of preparation, prayer, anticipation and expectancy! To me, GETTING READY is as appealing and stimulating as GO!!
Considering all of this, I revert back to the two, tall, traffic signal lights and realise that we too, can find ourselves feeling blank, when we aren’t connected to OUR Source, God the Father!
This is where I want to encourage you. Despite seasons in our lives, where we really don’t feel connected to our Source, our Light-Giver, our Creator, He will always carry us. He will always ‘maintain’ us on our journey through this earthly lifetime. He will ALWAYS pick you up and prepare you for the next chapter on your own personal HIGHWAY. You may not always feel connected to the Source and this can be a wilderness experience, but even when you feel your lights can never flash again, that is the time that God wants to spend, pouring into and, onto you, His precious healing balm.
After your time of being ‘cargo’ for a while, you WILL return to STOP, GET READY and GO!!!!!
“Let your eyes look directly forward and your gaze be straight before you” Proverbs 4:25