On the Road Again

I'm hitting the road again today, this time for a speaking engagement in beautiful Florence (Alabama, that is). Stormy weather is predicted, so prayers for my safety as I drive will be much appreciated!

I'll be driving alone, which I really don't mind. I do some of my best thinking in the car. It's also where I do some of my best praying. Even though I live alone, I find that I can often concentrate more in my car than in my house, where I'm distracted by the phone, email, and assorted other interruptions. I have some of my best alone time with God while I'm driving.

My quiet time lately has been, well, quiet. I've read, but have not had an in-depth prayer time in a couple of weeks. Not sure why. Sometimes I think I'm afraid that if I start to let everything out, I'll never stop. Then there's the part of me that rationalizes that God already knows what I would say anyway, so why waste the energy? Finally, part of me simply does not want to confront certain hurts, issues, etc. But I know that I must, for my own good.

So as I travel today and tomorrow, I anticipate my car becoming a sanctuary, the dashboard an altar. Once again I will lay it all out there for God to see, the good, the bad and the ugly. I am sure that He has things to share with me that I have been too busy or too distracted to sit down and listen to, and I look forward to what He's going to reveal.