Flyin' Down The Highway
Serving Where You Are, When You Want To Be Somewhere Else
I've reached the age where one of my radio presets is Prime Country (aka: country songs from the 80's and 90's). Once in a while, an Eddie Rabbit song will come on, and I find myself joining in on the chorus:
Ooh, I'm drivin' my life away
Lookin' for a better way for me
Ooh, I'm drivin' my life away
Lookin' for a sunny day
If you know the song, I'm sure it's playing in your head right now.
Eddie is singing about a truck driver. The first verse is memorable:
Well, the midnight, headlight, blind you on a rainy night
Steep grade up ahead, slow me down, makin' no time
But I gotta keep rollin'
Those windshield wipers slappin' out a tempo
Keepin' perfect rhythm with the song on the radio
But I gotta keep rollin'
The truck driver keeps driving as Eddie sings, but he never finds that better way.
The last two lines are these:
Ooh, I'm drivin' my life away
Lookin' for a better way for me…
I'm afraid many pastors are doing the same thing. They are always looking for a better way. Meanwhile, they're drivin’ their life away.
How many pastors are missing out on life because they're looking for something "better" somewhere else? If I could just serve some other church, or some other congregation, or some other ministry, then I would really be living.
Meanwhile, they're drivin' their life away. Missing out on the incredible things God is doing in their life and present place of ministry.
Could you go somewhere else, somewhere bigger and more prominent, and do well? Probably.
Should you pursue such a place? Possibly.
That's between you and the Lord.
My point is this - don't miss TODAY longing for tomorrow!
Time is so short. According to Moses, just 70 or 80 years (Psalm (90:10). By the way, that matches the current US Life Expectancy of 79.25 years. God is always right.
Where are you on that timeline, brother? How close to 80 are you?
Are you really going to waste years of your life looking for something better? Look if you feel led, but don't miss out on where you are.
Paul gives us this good counsel and example:
I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself. I know how to make do with little, and I know how to make do with a lot. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content—whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need. I am able to do all things through him who strengthens me. - Philippians 4:11–13 (CSB)
Don’t just keep driving! Pull over and enjoy the scenery.