Everyone who has travelled with children will recognize the question of today's title. It is first asked about as soon as the car leaves the driveway and is repeated constantly throughout the trip. We expect to hear that question frequently next week as we travel to Michigan with Shawn and Issiac. Probably nothing strains relationships more than travelling together. There just isn't anyplace to get apart from one another when conflict arises.
There are various ways families use to ease the stress. Some play games. Others sing together or listen to music on the radio. In these modern days some have installed TVs so the children can watch videos. I don't like noise so I used to plan family travelling so that the driving was done at night and the kids would sleep. Now the kids have video game devices that are portable and keep them occupied.
Looking at a bigger picture we realize that all of life is like a big trip. We are placed together as families, co-workers, fellow church members and in many other relationships. We cannot spend all of life playing games to ease conflicts. That's why we must learn to walk through life as we are taught in the Bible. In Ephesians we are challenged with several walks: the worthy walk, (walk as a Christian, immitating Christ) the winsome (loving as Christ loved) walk, the watchful walk (be circumspect alert to spiritual dangers), and the willful walk (purpose to live like Christ). As we develop these characteristics our trip of life and its relationships will become joyful. At the end we will be asking, "Are we here already?"
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