Stumbling Blocks

We just returned from a week with our grandchildren in Virginia. We learned some of the roads they frequently travel to school and to soccer practice and games as we took our grandchildren there. The roads in Virginia are lined by trees so it was hard to find markers to help find our way. Eventually, some locations became familiar but the trees seemed to make it difficult. I love the trees. It is so different from Iowa where you can look for miles over fields. 

We depended on GPS to get us where we were going but our grandson Graham was even better at steering us in the right direction. He knows his way around any where we wanted to go. (He turns 11 today on 11/11/21.) The same way his dad knew his way around Iowa when he was a boy. 

As Christians we often find ourselves facing stumbling blocks on our path of life. The stumbling blocks can be sins, temptations, greed, or an evil tongue. They get in our way of achieving perfection. That's why we need Jesus. Jesus brought us forgiveness.

"We all stumble in many ways," (James 3:2 NIV). 

May all your stumbling blocks be small and insignificant as you walk through your day. God bless you.