"There Is No Other Way"

I’m always leery when people say things like: "There is no other way." or “We don’t have a choice.” It seems to me when humans think there’s only one (usually desperate) solution to a problem then we’ve pretty much come to the place where the devil wants us.  One of the devil’s goals is to get us to act out of desperation.  If he can do that, he keeps us from acting on faith.  

The devil likes to get us to a point where we think (sometimes subconsciously) that God isn’t going to help us and we’ll have to handle things on our own.  Through our mostly blinded eyes we see only one course of action – one answer to our problem.  Ironically, we may even be able to admit that the course of action isn’t altogether desirable.  Our “only choice” may have some strings attached and yet we, through desperation, say “there’s no other way”.  We feel backed into a corner and make decisions accordingly.

Here’s my thought:  When the human mind conceives of only one possible solution, that’s usually the point where God says “Wait for it……wait for it.” and then poof something miraculous happens.  It’s in these moments that God puts the impossible into the proverbial hat and pulls out something completely amazing.  It’s the moment where human logic takes a back seat and God takes the wheel and drives home the point: When God is in the car, there is always a better alternative than what desperation would have you believe!!

I know all too well that waiting for God's alternative solution can be difficult but I firmly believe it's worth waiting for.  Reacting out of panic or desperation because we can't see any other plan usually causes more pain than good.  If we can remember not to jump out of the car, God has great things in store for us and will always get us to them at just the right time.