Fine print

Do you ever feel like you're just missing something? Like you've been shown the way to go, the things to do next, you just don't realize it? It happens all the time on one of my favorite shows, The Amazing Race. Teams get their next clue and race off to finish the task--only to discover on their umpteenth try that if they'd read the clue a little more carefully, they could have been done a long time ago! They kick themselves for not doing what they've been reminding themselves to do all along: read the fine print.

That's kind of how I've been feeling lately, like I'm missing out on the fine print. I've been working so hard to make things happen, to not be lacking in action while I'm in this time of waiting to see if/when/how God will come through. Yet time and time again, it seems that the doors I've been sure are going to stay open, the doors that have to stay open keep getting slammed in my face. It's discouraging. It's frustrating. And it makes me wonder: am I missing the fine print?