Sometimes the finger points back at you

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For as much as I think I know about God, I understand that I know very little about the Creator.  I mean that and that's part of being on a Christian walk.  As we go along, God shows us a little here, a little there, and when we get to Heaven, it's then we'll know Him in all His glory.

I got to see a glimpse of God yesterday.  I also saw a glimpse of Him on Friday and it's that glimpse that's the impetus for today's blog post.

The divorce thing isn't going well.  I didn't expect it to.  I still don't expect it to.  What I expect is that after tomorrow, there won't be any more excuses, from either of us.

I suggested to the future former that we let God settle our dispute on Friday afternoon.  That was before driving down to Salt Lake to see my friend.  On the drive down, and far moreso on the drive home, two things began nagging at me.  The first was that maybe that was a bit over the top because with that suggestion was a caution that God might lead us someplace we didn't want to wind up.  That happened, by the way, and that's the point of the story.  The second thing nagging me was that maybe I ought to just give in and meet the future former's demand that things be done her way.

My way made more sense to me or I wouldn't have filed the divorce papers the way they did and for some reason that wasn't the way she wanted them done.  There's a LOT more to the story than that, but it's enough to make the point, which is that it led us to sort of an impasse and five weeks have passed since they've been filed and it's still like I never filed them.

Sometimes it's just easier to give in and hope for the best and I'm so tired of this.  You think you're sick of reading about it?  Try living it!

So on Friday afternoon, I decided to re-file, if I can, the divorce papers the way she'd like them.  I hope this will all be over with by the first part of August.

You get to the point where done is more attractive than any potential downsides that may happen in the future.  I don't have my crystal ball, I just know that circumstances kind of led me to make that decision and as things unfolded Friday, I think I made a good choice.  I think God showed up and led me to that place where I didn't want to go.  I hope it's the right choice.  Only time will tell.

I want to share with you this song because there's a back story I'm not going to tell but it involves a lyric that seemed to answer a question I asked of God thirty seconds before I heard it.  See if you can pick it out.

Hope y'all have a blessed rest of the Lord's day.  My kid is still asleep and the weather outside is making me want to join him.  Enjoy the song!


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