Later that evening I saw myself on Instagram. In a picture that was completely unfamiliar to me. The first thought that occurred to me was:

I Didn't Know Someone was Watching Me...

From the time my wife and I left the hotel to go to the airport in Israel until we pulled into our driveway in Akron, 26 hours had passed. I can tell you from experience what it feels like to just want to go to sleep.

Following God is not a 12 step program. It is not as neat and tidy as following your GPS. You will not always get an instant response like you will with Siri. Sometimes the road provided is shadowed and winding. You may not be able to see into the distant future, but just know, if you are in God's will, the road has been provided by Him.

Instead of being a hot mess or a dumpster fire, what if we were a bright beacon of hope in a broken world? A beacon that causes people to slow down and take notice of what God is doing in our lives.

It doesn't matter how close you have come to dying, if you still have breath, if you are still here on Earth, you are here for a reason. Maybe you can't see the purpose. Maybe you wish God would take you Home. If God still has you here, He has a purpose for your life.