Identify mental roadblocks like permanence and personalization to navigate hard seasons; trust that God’s compassions are new every morning as you drive toward the light.
The cold rain hits the windshield.
The wipers can’t keep up.
The road ahead looks like a blurred gray wall.
You grip the steering wheel tighter.
And wonder if you will ever reach your destination.
This is how life feels during a hard season.
We feel like the rain will never stop.
We believe the storm is everywhere.
We think we caused the clouds ourselves.
But these are just mental roadblocks on our map.
They try to stall our engine.
We think the storm lasts forever, that it’s permanent.
But rain is just weather, and weather always changes.
Remember the promise in Lamentations 3:22-23:
"His compassions fail not; they are new every morning."
The morning always comes.
The road continues past the storm.
Your current struggle is a mile marker, not the end.
The second roadblock is pervasiveness.
We let one bad turn ruin the whole trip.
One engine light flickers.
Suddenly, we think the whole car is junk.
But your work stress isn't your whole life.
Your health struggle isn't your whole story.
Look out the side window.
There is still beauty in the fields and gas in the tank.
The third roadblock is personalization.
We hit a pothole and call ourselves failures.
We take the struggle personally.
But a flat tire is an event. It is not an identity.
You are not the mistake you made.
You are the one moving forward.
God equipped you for this journey.
He gave you the grit to keep driving.
Failures are just lessons on the dashboard.
They tell us how to drive better next time.
So, don't let the map define your soul.
Today, look at your life through the windshield.
Identify one "storm" you think will last forever.
Remind yourself that it is just weather.
That the clouds are breaking.
And the pavement is firm beneath you.
So, keep your hands on the wheel.
The next turn is waiting with clear skies ahead.
