Changing Lanes

What a world we live in where drivers don't pay attention to what is going on around them.  While on the road, taking a weekend trip to get away, there was the usual Pennsylvania back up due to construction on the turnpike.  As my wife and I sat there, we watched as drivers tried to swerve into the other lane just to see ahead, meanwhile someone is sitting in that lane waiting to move forward.  Those with whom we shared the road had little to no regard for the flow of traffic, or lack there of.  Trying to alleviate some of this pressure and seeing a car that needed to merge into the left lane, as the right was drawing to an end, I slowly backed away to allow this fellow driver room to fall into line.  What I find humorous in this situation, is that in his frustraion, he did not pay attention to the opening that was being given to him.  Instead he focussed on pushing in no matter what.  In fact we saw this driver swerve into the left lane almost colliding with an SUV.  Ironically that SUV is one of the vehicles that longed to see what was ahead and almost collided with me while I was in opposite lanes.  I digress.  As the two almost slowed the traffic pattern even more with a near collision, I couldn't help but think about a previous blog of mine.  As Christians we sometimes know where God wants us to go, the signs seem to show us that a door might be closing so we try to change lanes.  But instead of waiting on His timing and His will, we hop on our one will.  He has a gap ready for us to merge into His lane and follow His plan, but we have to wait just a few more seconds.