recalculating

I do it all the time.  I think about stuff while I drive.  I spend hours every week driving, mostly to school and home again.  If I happen to be driving somewhere that isn't school or home, I often realize that I have missed my turn along the way because my brain was working on something else and I reverted to habit, heading toward school or home. 

I am a creature of habit.  I embrace routine and tradition.  Habits, routines, and traditions can be good and purposeful and fulfilling, but I am realizing that I have some habits that need to change!  They no longer serve a purpose and they are not a wise investment of my time and energy.  Albert Einstein is credited with this definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. 

On my drive home yesterday, I was thinking about how to step back from some old habits.  I asked God, "How can I step back without losing my forward progress?"  He responded instantly, "Change direction."  I remembered all of those times that I missed my turn.  In a sense, I was there again.  I laughed out loud when God said, "Recalculating!"  (I don't even own a GPS!)  What do I do when I pass my corner without turning?  I turn at the next corner and recalculate my route. 

I'm grateful that God always has wisdom for me...and sometimes it even makes me laugh!  I'm recalculating!