Roadblocks are Gods detours to our Happily Ever After

One thing that I have learned during this difficult time in my life, and that I need for everyone to comprehend is that we must trust God’s process. No matter what direction we may think our life is going in, God is the navigator of our destination. Similar to driving, we may know the direction of our destination, yet the navigation system still leads us in a different direction. God does a similar thing. During the course of life, we think our trips and falls are the enemy, but it is God detouring us. Oftentimes our paths will lead us to the happiness we seek but His path may be different; we may reach our destination but not without stops and turns along the way. We end up on a course intended by God while still arriving to our destination. Picking up and dropping off the people in our life along the way is an essential part of the process; making sure we are adding to the lives of others and unloading the necessary dead weight that negatively affects our mental health and diverts us from the course that God has prepared. The less resistant we are, the faster and less circuitous our route will be. Understand that God does not intend for everyone that we pick up along the way to be a part of the amazing final destination. Isaiah 57:14 And it will be said, “Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstacle out of the way of My people.”

I am a living testimony that letting go and letting God will allow you to find peace in the midst of your storm. Trials will remain; however, they will be manageable, and each trial will come with less worry. Once we take inventory of what is truly important, and our mental health is in check, we begin to realize how imperative peace is and desire the same peace and happiness for ourselves that God wants for us. We lose the mental capacity to tolerate anything negatively affecting our mental health. When I was able to listen and recognize the voice of God, I knew that He did not end my destination with the end of my marriage, nor did he end my family. He finally released us from our bondage and allowed the healing process to begin. It was then that I began to focus on my mental health. When I did, I stood still and began to clearly hear His voice, clear my mind

and listen to Him versus the enemy. It was then that I realized that God did not cease my happiness, He simply detoured my destination; navigated a different pathway of getting me to my purpose. I’ve never been happier. Mentally, spiritually, and emotionally God has given me more now than what I would have received had He allowed me to remain where I was. God knew that my dreams were bigger than the destination I had already reached. He therefore blocked the road I was on to take me on a new road and send me to new heights. It has been a long and winding road, however, through patience, faith and obedience, I have finally attained happiness and the FULL and COMPLETE love that I desired yet never received. With that love has come a semblance of peace. I am confident that when my divorce is final, I will be able to FULLY experience the love that my savior truly wants for me.

See, when we truly pray, God hears us. He will grant the desires of our heart; sometimes it may hurt in the process. Just like dreading a long flight, we sit through it in order to enjoy our final destination, the pain we go through is our long flight to the final destination of our happiness. To finally allow the navigation system to work verses staying on the path we know will get us to a place that we never thought possible if we only trust God’s process. My family is growing, and healing day by day. We are learning and we are in the process of breaking generational cycles that have prevented us from being whole for as long as I can remember. We are recognizing childhood traumas and releasing them to prevent damaging the new love and relationships that God is blessing us with. Most important, we are letting go of the people who bind us and the idea that without them, and without the picture of what our family used to be that happiness and love and a loving happily ever after is no longer possible; for we know from experience that with God, and a healthy mind, our destination to peace, love, and happiness may look like the end of the road, but it is only a detour.

And as I navigate the new path that God has prepared, I embrace all that awaits me. The happiness that has filled my heart far outweighs the pain, disappointments, tragedies and trials that have plagued me. Although there are still rough roads to travel as my journey continues, I will embrace all that awaits. God promises that If i simply trust and believe in him, He will continue to guide me into my greater. Although anxiety, fear, hesitation and doubt sometimes rear their ugly heads, I ultimately rely on my faith and am excited about the journey that lies ahead.

Grateful to smile again!!!