Kerri’s Blog

“The woman that I see knows who she is, where she is going, and how she is going to get there. She equips herself to finish strong on the journey of life.”

This summer we went on a vacation to Destin with another family, and we had to take two cars. The guys rode in one car and the girls rode another, mine. Anyway, I was in front, the guys were in back and at one point they pulled around and got in front of us with their indicator on. Assuming that they were signaling they needed to get off at the next exit, we put on our blinker too, signaling (we thought), “We see you and will follow you.”

We exited at the next exit and made a left turn in the direction of the nearest gas station. We followed their car as it passed one gas station after another, one fast food restaurant after another, until finally we were driving down a two-lane country road. I knew we weren’t supposed to be there. I started to wonder if some how we had mistaken another SUV for theirs and randomly followed someone else off the interstate. We tried calling them with no answer; tried texting, but no repsonse (can any of you gals out there feel my pain?)

Finally, we pulled over and prepared to make a u-turn back to the interstate, convinced that we had made a mistake and were following an identical, but wrong, car. Imagine our surprise when the car in front of us pulled over just as we did and stopped — then my friend’s husband stepped out. We looked at each other at the same time and said, “What are you doing?” Turns out that through a series of mixed signals, each of  us thought we were following the other. (Don’t ask me how he was following me while driving in front — still haven’t figured that out). 

Getting where you intend to go in life has a lot to do with who or what we are following. So often we follow our instincts, convenience, the crowd — and none of these are actually bad if they are taking us where we intend to go. Having a vision of where we are headed saves us from unintentionally ending up somewhere else. Having a clear picture of what you want your life to be helps keep you on the right road toward that place. You will know when you are veering in the wrong direction and make adjustments. But that whole process will be lost if we don’t know where we are headed in the first place. My dream for the women in my world is that they would live intentionally and work with the Holy spirit to build the life He has planned for them.