The Journey

The blueprint
The roadmap
The directions
The footprints
The books
They all speak to us on the right path to take
The right location, the right destination, the right journey
But the blueprint may be clear, yet there are hidden prints
The roadmap may signal all roads, but until you start the journey, the potholes are never seen
The books and the world have all the answers and direction, but until you search, seek, and go deeper, you will never know the turns to the destination.

We embark on diverse journeys with a guide: a desire, a direction, a decision, a dream, and a desire for fulfilment.
We start with that great goal: the vision.
Our desire to walk on that journey we see as purpose drives us at the beginning.
It's exciting
It's amazing
It's interesting
It always looks beautiful from our future view and predictions
We know we aren't making a mistake
We know we aren't wrong
We know this is what we were made for
We believe this is the right direction

We took the step
With the right source, the right guide, the right director to help us on this journey to our destination
There is no way we made a mistake
Our source gave us the right vision and the right roadmap
His word is a lamp to our feet that lights our path to see the footprints and be guided
He never let us alone
And our trust was with him

But along the way something happened
The lamp on our feet was turned off, and now the footprints disappeared
The book was there, but our hands couldn't carry its weight to wipe the dust off it to light it up with our hearts
Our minds thought we could still do it
Gradually, the lines blurred
The roadmap was there, but there were new constructions, and we lacked the power to see the new development.
The direction was clear, but we lost the light
Now, between two junctions, we decided with our minds alone.

The journey carries its own weight
The journey carries diverse instructions each day
The journey carries new lines
The journey has always been one, yet the pathways are diverse
Without the updated map
Without the consistent questioning of the blueprints
Without the right directions
Without the word
We will get stuck
We will find ourselves stuck in the mud; we should have seen before taking that route.
We will find ourselves following a green print instead of the blue
We will find ourselves taking a journey of experiences that is not a guided journey by the source

Without the source of the map
Without the director
Without the Lamp
Without the updated version
We will get stuck in the potholes
We will get confused
The journey comes with its tasks and hurdles, but this is what makes us overcomers.
What we face at each junction is to help us grow and become masters of it
No one comes to the destination without overcoming
No one gets to the destination without letting go of baggage.
Getting to the destination means you have overcome
Getting there means you obeyed
Getting there means you have become a master of the hurdles, pain, challenges, and difficulty
Getting there means you have walked and fulfilled purpose

You may be on the journey
Your lamp may be off
Your directions blurred
Your ears blocked to receive
Your roadmap, still the old version
Your directions are just confusing.

Yes, it happens
But that's not the time to quit, give up and give in to delays and sobbing
Get up, pick up and start over
Take one step each day
Go back, open the Word, fix the lamp at your feet and turn on the light
Now look for the blueprint and walk on it
Look for direction and follow
Avoid listening to diverse voices
Rather, return to your source and hearken to His voice.

Our source releases his secret to those who have a relationship with him
He is not far from you
His arms are still open
Go back, build up and move
Move this time as an overcomer
Move with a purpose
Update your roadmap and walk on the very path ordained

There will still be hurdles
There will be potholes
There will be rain
There will be snow
There will be sunshine
There will be pain, hurt,
But this time, trusting him wholly, depending on him fully and being an overcomer, you will desire the destination more than the witty things of life.

Men will test you
But they are men, haha.
Pick yourself up; call the Father; take his word, and light the lamp. Take that journey; overcome and be victorious.
The journey awaits you
Your destination desires your arrival.