Encountering God on the Journey

I recently finished reading Donald Miller's book, Through Painted Deserts. It's about a journey. It's about leaving and becoming. It's about starting something and seeing it through.

Donald and a friend (Paul) leave Houston in a '71 VW Van - pretty cool, huh - for Oregon, but on the way Donald finds God in the craziest of places and in the oddest of circumstances.

Valley travelers - sound familiar? Those of us in the midst of the valley are on a journey. We are on a journey of discovery, trust, obedience, following, movement, rest and a host of other focuses, yet, we are still on a journey. And we find God in the craziest of places - hotels, the living rooms of old and new friends, parks, on the back of a Harley. Even see God move in the oddest of circumstances - new people at Starbucks, transients on Sunday morning, watching our pets love us even when we're angry at them.

Those are some of mine. What are some of yours? What have you left to become what God wants you to become? Where has God revealed himself in your journey? What circumstances has unexpectedly drawn you closer to the presence of God?

I would still like to own a VW Van - like a Harley - always have, always will. That would be cool, don't you think?

Leaving and learning,
Mike