Daffodil Hill

The weather was beautiful. It was the perfect time of year. I couldn't miss the opportunity to visit Daffodil Hill. I called my mother. We made our plans. Sunday afternoon we were off on our adventure. We spent Sunday night in Folsom; a familiar, comfortable spot. Monday morning we would drive the rest of the way to Daffodil Hill.

We set ourt early getting on Highway 50, a road we had traveled many times. It wasn't long, though, before we exited and found ourselves on unfamiliar, narrow country roads. A couple of times a car came up behind us. I pulled over and let them pass. We weren't in a hurry. We were enjoying the scenery along the way.

We drove on and on and I began to wonder if we were headed in the right direction. Then I saw it. There by the side of the road was a little sign. Daffodil Hill - 6 miles. We were almost there. Just a few miles more and there it was right in front of us. A hill just covered with thousands of beautiful daffodils.

Sometimes I think my spiritual journey is a lot like my trip to Daffodil Hill. I know in my heart it's the right time. God wants to show me something new, something beautiful. So I set off, perhaps tentatively stopping in a familiar spot, taking roads I've traveled many times before. But then God says, "Take this exit," and I find myself in unfamiliar territory. Occasionally I'll run into someone along the way. Maybe I'll have some company. But I hear God telling me, "Let them pass. I want you to focus on Me and the things I have to show you."

I think God often chooses the scenic route for me, the long way. I begin to wonder if I'm really headed in the right direction. Have I come all this way just to find I've taken a wrong turn? Am I lost in the middle of nowhere not knowing where I'm headed? Then I see it. The little sign that reassures me that God has not left me. Just a little farther and there it is; a beautiful new revelation of God's greatness. A new insight into what God is doing in my life. Then I'm glad I trusted God and begin looking forward to my next adventure...