Sometimes, walking toward the future can feel much like
wading through tall grass in the thick of night without a moon to guide you.
It’s as if God has dropped us off on a remote island and hid the sun,
indefinitely. At first, we may panic and start running off in various
directions, trying to find our way to…anywhere. But after a while, if we’re
smart, one day, we just stop running and stand still. That’s the day that we
realize that our journey is our
destination. Realization hits us, that
everything that we learn and everyone that we encounter is part and parcel of
our life story.
If we are blessed at all, it is not by the fact that we have
so much to do. It is not by the fact that we know so much. No, we are blessed
because we know so very little, which leads us to an infinite being that can
guide our path with great grace.
I call this phase of
my life “slow motion” because all of the energy that I used to put into being
busy and making an appearance here or there, has completely diminished. Now, a
successful day for me is when I can identify God’s still small voice and
receive my directives for the day and carry them out. As for the busyness and
the bustle, I allow very little and even then, I take great care not to step
out of bounds and risk being out of my place.
If we are ever going to find out what it is that we need to
do for our own lives, then there will come a time, a season, when we have to
close the door to society’s neediness of us, risk being forgotten or even yet,
resented and just simply be. Be still…be quiet…be at peace.
As part of my legacy to my children, I try to demonstrate on
a daily basis, the act of being still and silent before God. I want them
desperately to know that God is not impressed with our “on” switch but He does
take notice to when we switch to the “off “position. That’s when He can make
His way into our day and begin to speak life, abundance, healing, peace and
balance to us. Until we become still, our encounters with Him are much like
fast food dining, we grab it and eat it on the go, which only leaves us in a
perpetual state of hunger, because we have not taken the time to sit and savor
our meal.
I find that when it comes to dining Jesus, the lover of my
soul, likes a beautifully dressed table where we can sit undisturbed, eye to
eye, and engage in a beautiful exchange.
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you, don't go back to sleep. - Rumi
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