"Road Blocks"

24 The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man,25 nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.26 And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,27 that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,28 for
“In him we live and move and have our being;

as even some of your own poets have said,
“For we are indeed his offspring.(Acts 17;24-28)
Today I spent a lot of time thinking about "road blocks".  "Road blocks" could also be known as problems, trials, challenges, etc.  We all have learned at some point in our life that the shortest distance between 2 points is a straight line, yet often times, there are obstacles that must be gone around, over, under, through, etc, hence the "Road Blocks".  Each of these solutions require either greater distance in travel, or greater effort, or perhaps both.   I found myself thinking more about the problem itself and potential solutions, than thinking about whether the logic was flawed to begin with.  You see, I'm not talking about physical "Road Blocks", I'm talking about things in our lives that turn into barriers that inhibit forward motion.  This is a very frustrating experience for anyone to be in.  No one wants to have a problem that they feel is unsolvable.  Tonight's passage comes from Acts 17, where Paul is having a conversation with some of the great philosophers of the ages, referencing their statue of "The Unknown God".  Paul explains to these philosophers, that God doesn't live in temples made by men, and needs nothing from us.  God is the creator, He made mankind, and set the boundaries on their lives and dwellings.  God doesn't need us, but He wants us to draw near to him and find Him.  Then Paul goes on to say "In Him we live and move and have our being".  The point I would submit tonight is that though we have laws of physics, time, chemistry, biology, etc, NONE of them apply to God.  These laws of men can not even begin to contain, describe, or other wise limit the Creator.  With God there is another way, because He IS the creator. With God there is another way, because He is not far from each of us.  With God there is another way because "In Him we live and move and have our being".  With God there is another way and it is in Him.  I don't know what "Road Blocks" you are facing in your life tonight, whatever it is, just know that with God all things are possible, and that "In Him we live and move and have our being".