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Scripture
On the way they were asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside. Mark 16:3-4

Observation
Sometimes the best way to deal with a problem is to walk away from it and to leave it in the Lord’s hands. Without brooding over our worries, our absence gives God room to do his work on our needs. The Friday night before the women had left their grief behind and traveled home to rest. On Sunday morning they returned and found their problem solved. Sometimes we do need to take a trip away from our troubles in order to thoroughly leave them in the hands of the Lord. It is not the choice of abandonment, for we will return. Rather it is the decision to release and to give the Lord the space that he needs to work.

How silly the women must have felt when they thought back on their talk in transit to the tomb. They fretted over the stone, that huge slab of hopelessly heavy rock that none of them could budge. Little did they know they were driving into the headlinghts of the resurrection. There was a miracle ahead. Perhaps it is when we leave our problems that we imagine that God comes with us and leaves our worries behind. But this is not the case. When we release our troubles the Lord not only goes before us but he also stays behind to solve the matters we cannot reach. We should not be surprised to return to find the door opened that we thought was sealed tight.

Application
Journeys change us and they change our home conditions; it is my prayer that my journeys will be the same.

Prayer
Father, you have my journey today. Use it for your glory. Amen.