Backtracking

Driving to massage school early one morning in the rain, listening to music, lost in my thoughts, the exit zoomed past me. Split second decision: catch the next exit and backtrack or reroute and keep moving forward?

I had a few extra minutes to spare so I caught the next exit and thought I was back on track. What I didn't realize was that the exit going south took a different turn than the exit going north. Before I knew what was happening, I was completely turned around. Circling through a little town TWICE, not trusting the GPS on my phone because I was sure I knew where I was (go ahead and laugh), I finally decided to hop back on the interstate and simply take the long way and reroute! That was after 15 wasted minutes of circling.

Once on the interstate, the very next exit was the exit I needed to take in the very beginning! WHAT?! How am I HERE? Crossing three lanes of traffic to get to my original exit after 15 minutes of delay, I was back on track.

Pondering this detour for the rest of my drive, I sensed God saying that backtracking is fine if you want to waste time. Even when I miss my normally taken exit, it's more beneficial to keep moving ahead and reroute than to backtrack to try and get back on track. If I had rerouted, I would've gotten to school on time. Because I chose to back track, I was 10 minutes late.

There have been many moments in the last couple weeks that I've felt like backtracking because it feels like the easier option . . . or maybe just the familiar road. But I've decided to keep moving forward and choose to reroute instead. In the end, I am completely confident that the reroute will get me and everyone involved where we need to be at the right time, without any wasted time. And does a reroute mean it's the wrong route? I've decided no.

No backtracking for me. Here's to a reroute.