Mini lesson in life

Sunday mornings I usually leave my apt around 10:07 or so to the N,Q,R (or "yellow" line) subway station to take the train to church. Usually I check the train status but this time I forgot and right when I got to the station I saw that there was a construction notice and that there is no N or R train running in Manhattan. Since it's weekend, Q train doesn't go to Queens. (I needed to be on a train in the Queens' bound direction) I was stuck with the Q train running downtown. I swiped into the station anyway and proceeded to check and realize that there was only the downtown Q train. I then heard the a train door open and I ran down to the platform to try to jump to the Q train thinking that somehow if I head downtown I can transfer at Time Square for some other train. The door closed and I saw the train leave and thinking to myself man I'm going to be late to worship service. This blows. If only I was a little faster. I shouldn't have hesitated. As I started walking down the platform I realize that there is a quicker route than going downtown. I exited the station and proceed to the F train which is a block away and took the train and got to the service only five minutes late.

As I sat and waited for the F train, I was thankful that I didn't make the Q train because if I jumped on and ended up in Time Square I would have probably taken longer to get to church than the F train. It reminds me of life. God sometimes shuts down opportunities for us when we make a hasty and impatient decision. At the moment when the door closes on us it seems like a lost but as we reflect upon it, we may see that there is another different path that is better. God is sovereign and we are always on plan A. When we mess up in life, it might seem like God has to go to a plan B or plan C or even plan Z; however, it's all part of His plan. We can trust Him since He alone is able to see the whole picture. There is a saying in the stock market trading. In hindsight, our vision is perfect 20/20. Traders always regret not putting more money in the stock that has the highest return. We don't have 20/20 because we are human and finite. God alone has the perfect vision. Thankful to God today and will continue to until I see Him again.