PARKING THE BUS

I have a friend hurting today. She's confused about a situation that seemed pretty clear a couple of days ago but obviously God has other plans for her family. Clint was fortunate to go on a mission trip years ago and his youth pastor posted the following blog while they were away. In my opinion, it's one of the clearest examples of God's vision being perfect while ours is not. Sorry for the repost. Hopefully Rob won't mind I've used his words....

"While driving around the parking lot looking for a place to park the bus, we had to turn down, between two rows of cars. Maneuvering the 57 passenger bus is no easy feat, especially when it's a tight spot. Through the mirror I was watching the side of the bus getting closer and closer to the car on the end of the row. I could tell the bus driver was getting a little nervous about hitting the car. In that moment my father, who was driving the van behind us with a clear look at the car and the bus, came over the radio and said, "you've got plenty of room". He then began to call out how far away we were. "You've got five feet..four feet...three feet...keep going,...you got it". Now from my vantage point I was willing to bet money (well not really bet money) that we were already on top of the car. From the limited vision I had in the mirror I was wincing just waiting for the impact. But my father had a clear, unhampered view. It was tough to go against what my eyes saw and not shout out, "STOP!!" After we got parked and got off the bus I thought about how our Heavenly Father always has the better vantage point. He always has a clear picture of our lives and every obstacle around them. And our vision is always limited. We don't see things the way He sees them. So what we must do is simply trust His voice and respond in obedience, even when we think we see something different with our own eyes. We must overcome our limited vision and learn to hear, trust and obey that voice of the One who sees everything.

We're praying for you, sweet friend.