Today has been a good day, I got up early and went outside to water my plants and work in the yard about 6:30 a.m. The locusts were still chirping wildly and the sun was just barely over the horizon. It was nice….warm, but not too hot. I ended up pulling up a bunch of weeds in my flower bed and planting two Rose of Sharon bushes that my sister gave me. There’s a certain sense of accomplishment when you look back and see the results of your labor. Sometimes I feel as if my life is full of weeds and unkempt like my flower bed. This is caused by neglect and not taking care of things regularly. I am so guilty of going through my day and forgetting that the most important thing is spending time with God and letting Him direct my day. I feel better and am doing so many things since my knee replacements that I have not done in years...just being able to walk and do my housework and yard work without pain are good examples...but in all my going and doing I have neglected to read my Bible and talk to God the way that I know I should.Well, lately I’ve been asking God for direction on some matters in my life, and decided I’d better take time out to listen to Him because He is giving me some answers. Trusting God has never been difficult for me, but sometimes I just don’t listen and jump out there and begin to make things happen for myself...and, of course, they never work out when I do it myself! My pastor preached on this the other day and it really ministered to me. I realized that was exactly what I was doing. I guess my major problem is patience….waiting...oh, my. I’m much better than I used to be, but sometimes I still find myself getting impatient.
I read something this morning that my dear cousin sent me in an email and I thought it was very good on the subject of trusting God. The statement was, “When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go. Only one of two things will happen, either He'll catch you when you fall, or He'll teach you how to fly!” Sometimes I fall, but I would much rather fly, wouldn’t you? When you fly you see things from a different perspective...you are looking down at issues in your life instead of directly at them. Also, things seem so much smaller from a bird’s eye view!
Note: Photo of my daughter, Karen, on top of Mt. Scott in SW Oklahoma. Taken by Mary in October 2007.
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My daughter, Karen, was surprised when she saw her picture on this blog. In this photo we were on top of Mt. Scott in SW Oklahoma and she had climbed out on the rocks. The wind was blowing so hard it was difficult for her to stand and it looked as if she was either going to fly or fall. That trip we took was a great "Mom & Daughter Day Out", we are going to plan another outing like that soon. By the way, I was so very thankful that she didn't fall! Fly, Karen, fly!!
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