Not much to tell
I don't write much these days. It's not for a lack of things to say, I suppose, but the things I'm going through these days just seem to be intensely personal.
I told God a couple of months ago that I didn't want to go around the mountain again. I meant that. It seems that in the late summer, things always kind of wind up at the same starting point. I talked with God about it and told Him that I agreed on the path He wants and I didn't want to go around the mountain. I think he obliged me.
And is now leading me through the fire.
I have heard 3 different men, guests to our fair city, brought here to minister to those in attendance, speak on Daniel Chapter 3. Each had their own take on the passage. Each spoke to a portion of my journey. You should read the chapter and see what it says to you.
But through the fire. Not around the mountain. Not moving the mountain. Not having Jesus get in the boat and calm the storm, and immediately arrive at the destination. (IF ONLY!) But through the fire.
The Bible talks about fire as a refiner, and God sometimes uses fire to burn away the impurities of life. That's kind of what I've been going through. Getting rid of some stuff I didn't even know I was still lugging around. Coming to terms with some past mistakes, learning to look at some things differently. Learning how to love, and in some odd ways, learning how to be what I want God to let me be.
I saw part of that on the drive home at one in the morning, given to me by the man I met on Friday at a luncheon, who incidentally, spoke on the same passage I mentioned. He was one of the three. I haven't exactly been successful in this one area in my life and I went to bed with the realization that God isn't going to let me be that again, unless He's prepared me to be a success.
Kind of an interesting way to look at some of the stuff I've been through lately that I don't talk about.
So that's why I don't write. It's just really kind of personal. I'm out of the political fray. I've come to a decision on who I will vote for and I will keep that (for once!) to myself. There are things you wish you didn't have to do, but you do them anyway....like cleaning the toilet or cleaning up dog poop. Sorry, but it's the best I have on that subject.
And life, other than being busy and forgetting things because I am so busy, is not horrible. The fire is hot, but I'm walking with Jesus, so I'm getting through it. And seeing some things that I hadn't before.
That's one of the things I miss about writing. Sometimes in sharing, things become clearer, but that's tempered by remembering that there will be other times to talk about these experiences. Now just isn't one of them.
So that's my story for now. Still alive, still here, thank God, and by His grace! Hope things are well with y'all.
I told God a couple of months ago that I didn't want to go around the mountain again. I meant that. It seems that in the late summer, things always kind of wind up at the same starting point. I talked with God about it and told Him that I agreed on the path He wants and I didn't want to go around the mountain. I think he obliged me.
And is now leading me through the fire.
I have heard 3 different men, guests to our fair city, brought here to minister to those in attendance, speak on Daniel Chapter 3. Each had their own take on the passage. Each spoke to a portion of my journey. You should read the chapter and see what it says to you.
But through the fire. Not around the mountain. Not moving the mountain. Not having Jesus get in the boat and calm the storm, and immediately arrive at the destination. (IF ONLY!) But through the fire.
The Bible talks about fire as a refiner, and God sometimes uses fire to burn away the impurities of life. That's kind of what I've been going through. Getting rid of some stuff I didn't even know I was still lugging around. Coming to terms with some past mistakes, learning to look at some things differently. Learning how to love, and in some odd ways, learning how to be what I want God to let me be.
I saw part of that on the drive home at one in the morning, given to me by the man I met on Friday at a luncheon, who incidentally, spoke on the same passage I mentioned. He was one of the three. I haven't exactly been successful in this one area in my life and I went to bed with the realization that God isn't going to let me be that again, unless He's prepared me to be a success.
Kind of an interesting way to look at some of the stuff I've been through lately that I don't talk about.
So that's why I don't write. It's just really kind of personal. I'm out of the political fray. I've come to a decision on who I will vote for and I will keep that (for once!) to myself. There are things you wish you didn't have to do, but you do them anyway....like cleaning the toilet or cleaning up dog poop. Sorry, but it's the best I have on that subject.
And life, other than being busy and forgetting things because I am so busy, is not horrible. The fire is hot, but I'm walking with Jesus, so I'm getting through it. And seeing some things that I hadn't before.
That's one of the things I miss about writing. Sometimes in sharing, things become clearer, but that's tempered by remembering that there will be other times to talk about these experiences. Now just isn't one of them.
So that's my story for now. Still alive, still here, thank God, and by His grace! Hope things are well with y'all.
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