I’ve come to many detour signs in my life – and I’m not talking about when I’m driving. I find myself saying “Somehow that’s not the way I pictured it happening.” Usually it has taken awhile but I discovered that the detour saved me from encountering more pain in my relationships and my career. When we come to a new door in our lives a decision is required. Do I walk to a different door or do I open it? Often God is testing us…..how many doors have we opened for others – or shut in their faces? Sometimes the door is locked for us for our own protection….and maybe for the person who is on the other side, too. When I talk to God and read His word I find that any plan of mine should not contradict His word. That means I need to pray and to listen.