GOD KNOWS THE WAY

Texas is famous for its overpass bridges and highways. Roads going one way, lanes curving another direction, some rising high, others dropping low. It’s a maze of concrete and confusion, and yet somehow, it all works. Cars are moving, people are getting where they need to go, and even though it looks chaotic from the outside, there’s a design behind it.

That’s how God works in our lives. You may be in a season where things feel out of order. One moment you’re headed straight, then life curves left. You thought you’d be further along by now, but you hit a detour. You see someone else on an overpass flying by, and you wonder, “God, did You forget about me down here in this parking lot?”

But let me remind you: God is the Master Planner. He’s not surprised by the detours, the slowdowns, or the curves in your journey. He designed the whole freeway. He sees the beginning and the end. He knows where every road leads.

The Scripture says in Proverbs 3:6, “In all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.” That means when you trust Him, when you honor Him, He’ll get you where you need to be. It may not be the shortest path, but it will be the right path. The path that will build you, prepare you, and lead you exactly where you were created to be.

Sometimes God takes you on what I like to call the scenic route. Not because He’s trying to delay you, but because there are blessings along that route. People He wants you to meet. Strength He wants to develop in you. Lessons you can’t learn on the express lane.

Don’t compare your journey to someone else’s. Their road may look smoother, their speed may look faster, but your route is filled with divine appointments. You’re not behind schedule. You’re not off course. You’re right on time in God’s plan.

So keep moving forward, keep trusting, keep submitting your ways to Him. And one day, you’re going to look back and see how every curve, every detour, every overpass led you exactly where you were always meant to be.

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
June 3, 2025