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I was early.

At least, I was absolutely convinced I was.

A few years ago, I was supposed to meet a group of young men in Riggins, Idaho for the beginning of a high-adventure trip. I knew there was a time-zone change somewhere along the way. I had accounted for it. I had plenty of time. I was driving slowly, enjoying the scenery, even stopping to take pictures.

Then I saw the sign:

“You’re now in Mountain Time.”

My stomach dropped.

I wasn't early.

I was an hour late.

The rafting group was already gone. My phone had no reception. People were calling my wife and my parents because nobody knew where I was. And somewhere up a dirt road, a group of people who had been waiting for me had finally left without me.

All because I was completely confident about something that wasn't true.

In this episode of Faithful Misfit, we talk about what happens when our assumptions about life, faith, God, and even ourselves turn out to be wrong.

Sometimes the problem isn't that we're lost.

It's that we're confidently driving the wrong direction.

And sometimes faith requires being willing to notice the sign on the side of the road, admit that our internal clock might be wrong, and adjust.

Because occasionally the most important words we can hear are:

“You’re now in Mountain Time.”

"Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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