George thought he was making pretty good time until he reached Baltimore. Apparently he missed those stories of Baltimore/Washington traffic or just ignored them as he was planning his route. George was focused on where he was going and was excited about all the new possibilities his final destination would bring him. He was filled with such joy and yet there was still a bit of fear in the back of his mind. Moving so far away from everything he knew, everyone he knew wasn't as easy as he thought. And yet it was something that he had to do. There had been an ache in his heart for some time now and George was finally ready to take those steps.
The summers of his youth had always been spent outside and active, and even the office job he had the past several years couldn't erase the sun from his olive skin. George kept his hair short because it made life so much easier in the mornings, so he got one final buzz just days before his journey began. The sleeves of the white t-shirt he wore were rolling with the gentle breeze that came from the open window of the truck which was lurching forward in the traffic.
He kept his arm bent outside to catch the breeze so he wouldn't have to turn on the AC. Gas isn't cheap and especially driving such a long journey he was trying to stay on budget. The rental truck was packed so tightly that he knew nothing would be rolling around in the back as the stop and go traffic shook everything. In fact, he was more worried what was going to happen when he opened the door and all the things he stuffed in there came tumbling out. Fortunately, he was towing his black Corolla and was able to use that space as well.
The car still had Connecticut plates on it reminding George of where he was coming from and the map on the dash showed the path laid out before him. All the time he spent in prayer before the journey began, the discontent he had been feeling with his job and the assurances he was receiving from answered prayers had all put him on that road. He didn't have all the answers, but he did know he needed to obey the call of Jesus Christ and go down the road...
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