Driving the roads in East Tennessee can be a little tricky.
A few weeks ago, while driving to our cabin, the person driving (not me) decided not to apply the brakes going around a curve. We go around this curve every time we go to the cabin. It’s not a sharp curve and it doesn’t sneak up on you but it is deceptively sharp. We learned an important lesson that day. If you don’t slow down going around this curve, all of your luggage and boxes in the back will shift to the other side of the car and the passenger will be pinned against the door and window.
Even if you are familiar with the roads a sharp curve can sneak up on you. You have to always be cautious and ready for the next curve. Maybe you have driven the Tale of the Dragon in East Tennessee. It has 318 curves in about 11 miles of road. There is a tree a the end with parts from motorcycles/vehicles that have lost parts or crashed on the road. On this stretch of road you know what to expect. We don’t always know what ahead of us down the road.
It’s the same way in life. Just when we think the road is straight and we can clearly see what lies ahead, the road throws us a curve. Maybe it’s an unexpected health issue, maybe its job change or a move that you didn’t expect. These curves may throw us against the door pretty hard at times. But it is how we respond to the curves in the road that determines whether we will crash, lose a few parts or keep on going. Sometimes you have to just slow down, gain control and prepare for the next stretch of road. It may be hard and things may get tossed around a bit but sometimes hanging on is the most important part.
Sometimes when life’s road throws you a sharp curve, the only thing you can do is slow down, get the luggage back in order and prepare to move on. We have to understand that the road isn’t always straight and that the curves may come when we least expect them.
The Psalmist said in Psalm 40:10 “Be still and know that I am God.” In the midst the traveling down the road of life, sometimes we have to just be still. Take a deep breath and focus on who God is and how He will help us as we encounter the curves in the road.
Back to the mountains …
I’m sure if you have ever built a home or renovated a home you also understand about the curves in the road. There are always those unexpected curves in the road to completion. You always know there will be the unexpected things that come up but you don’t know where they will be or when they will come up.
As we continue with the renovation of our latest cabin, Misty Morn, there are plenty of curves in the road. There are the things we planned for but there are unexpected curves that cause us to slow down a bit. In spite of the curves and the slower speed, we keep moving on. We are taking the time to assess where things have shifted and get everything back on track. But we press on and look forward to the finished product and look forward to have a great cabin in the Pigeon Forge area for you to rent in a few months.
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