This saying is true to me. Let me share with you an unforgettable experience I had yesterday due to my curiosity I wasted much of my effort , time and a little money.
Since Ramadan started am taking Sharjah public bus going home. There is one bus stop here in Jamal Abdul Nasser that will take me to Corniche and from there I will just walk. But due to me desire not to wait for 15 minutes for the bus to come back and to avoid the scorching heat of sun I immediately take the coming bus without knowing where will be the last stop because I thought it will also the same bus that will pass by on the bus stop I was supposed to wait. As I jumped on I didn’t even tell the bus driver where he will drop me. I paid the fare and seated comfortable. As the bus run I noticed that the way was getting far, far and far. I already reached Industrial 10. The supposed to be 5 minutes ride become 30 minutes and I paid more than the usual fare. I was tired, hungry and exhausted.
It reminds me the story of Israelites that because of their stubbornness and hard headedness they travelled the Promise Land for 40 years instead of just few days. They take the same route over and over again. without knowing that their destination is just a hand reach.
Same with our Christian journey sometimes we tend to take alternate routes because we don’t want to be burned with so much responsibility. With so much obligations that will consume most of our time and energy. We take the route which we think will best suit for us. But in the end we are facing dead end and we consumed much more what is required from us from the start. Admit it our journey is hard, but we can do it. All we need to do is to stay focused, stand from where we believe in, stand with our faith. Remember that it takes only a single journey to reach our destination. And I hope that we all meet on the designated bus stop.
