He had to feel inadequate and maybe even terrified. How can we best navigate our broken roads? We can learn from the story of Joshua who had the unenviable task of taking over for Moses to lead the people of Israel into the Promised Land. He rescues those who are crushed in spirit. King David wrote these words while escaping down a broken road. The past year has challenged most of us and has been absolutely heartbreaking for many. We will still have problems and heartaches and even tragedies. One of the big mistakes we make in sharing our faith is making it seem like all troubles are over when you embrace Christianity. It’s all part of a grander plan, that is comin’ true She had traveled her own broken road.īut you just smile and take my hand, you’ve been there you understand It took me too long to realize the truth that our schedule reflects our priorities. I would give it to her in a heartbeat.Īnother thing I stress to young couples and parents is make time for your mate and your children. I remember with great sadness the years I spent working too much, taking my bride for granted, telling her that the schedule would soon “ease up”. I’d like to have the time I lost, and give it back to you I think about the years I spent, just passin’ through

I am so grateful that she is a sixteen year survivor and that she persevered in our relationship.

Her cancer forced me to realize the possibility of that. And while on staff with AIA I met the lovely Joni Banks and we were married in 1976. That relationship led to my association with Athletes in Action. His life challenged me and he helped me stay on the narrow way. Along that broken road God brought a man named Wendel Deyo into my life. I would either turn my back on God or get serious in my pursuit of Him. At that point I was at a crossroads in my faith. The broken road for me included the devastating death of a beloved nephew many years ago. Still, God blessed that broken road in my life by bringing the message of grace into my journey. Sadly, many of us bear the wounds of dealing with imperfect people in the sometimes dysfunctional little gathering we call church. That experience became the basis of my books. My early church experience was a broken road of legalistic and judgmental Christians who crushed the spirit of a young and fumbling Christian. I can see God’s hand in so many events and even heartbreak in my life. It is so interesting to look back over the landscape of over four decades (yikes) of my journey with Jesus. Hoping I would find true love, along the broken roadīut I got lost a time or two, wiped my brow and kept pushing through I set out on a narrow way, many years ago

How can you navigate the broken roads of this world?Ī song titled Bless the Broken Road was made popular by Rascal Flatts and the lyrics describe how difficulties are often teaching moments for future blessings. The sadness, division, and fear of the past couple of years feels like it will be here forever. Somehow the normal promise of a new year seems muted by the ongoing negative news.

Broken roads lyrics