Dry Ground

It's been a short trip, since my last entry about dream travel, to the road I found myself on yesterday.  My world was full to overflowing with...of all things...worldly chaos!  I had laid out all the paper work I had accumulated on medicare and vowed (danger, danger) I was going to get through that stack and have full understanding of the entire process because I'm smart enough to master this!  So there!

There were other problems as well, such as broken things that need fixing and my desire to spend our funds on more fun thing; my desire to go but our need to stay; basically wanting my cake and eating it too!  Instead of ice cream with my cake, I got a side dish of slippery, slimy medicare legalese!  At that point I just quit!  I sat down in the middle of the road and said, "I quit.  I have the right to quit.  I will sit here until I decide when to move!  So there!" 

My sweet husband pointed out I needed to stop allowing the world to get to me and trust more in the Lord to meet all my needs.  Let's just say, I did not receive his words as well as he had hoped.

I decided to check my emails.  From my dear friend Susie came..."May your troubles be less, may your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.  Don't take life so seriously!  DANCE, KISS A LOT, RELAX IN NATURE, HAVE FUN & BE HAPPY!"

How timely and special!  The words I needed to hear. 

On Facebook I found some wisdom and humor from Pam..."I dream of a better world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned."  That's right...a kinder, gentler world is what is needed.  Pam also posted..."View your life with Kindsight.  Stop beating yourself up about things from your past.  Instead of slapping your forehead and asking: 'what was I thinking?'  Breathe and ask yourself the kinder question: 'what was I learning?'"

My word for the day...Kindsight.  I like that.  Adjust your vision to kindsight, for yourself and others.

I know the world and it's chaos is from the enemy, so I began to see the wisdom in Mike's words.  I confessed and repented before the Lord for following my fears, not Him. Off to bed I went, feeling ever so much better.

Tuesday morning I was very timid at the start of my day.  My Monday made me very hesitant to jump out there too fast.  I went to my emails early and found an unread message from Arnold titled "On Dry Ground...God is telling us...'I want you to learn to move on in faith...I want you to be confident that when you cannot hear My voice or see ahead-when you are on dry ground-I am leading you somewhere'...toward a revelation, a new victory in Christ, toward something greater."

Isn't God awesome?  Now He's using Arnold to send me another timely message from His word about dry ground.

Another email...this time from Ray..."Revelation 3:8...When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go...either He'll catch you when you fall, or He'll teach you how to fly!  God is going to shift things around for you today." 

Wow!  If you know me, you know by this time I am bawling.  Flying, now that's an adventure.

I sit humbled in the middle of my road of stubborn pride and immovable fear.  My Lord helps me to my feet, brushes me off, and whispers in my ear, "This way, daughter."  I turn in His direction to see two roads.  One road is wide, paved smooth and well lit. The other is a narrow, dry dirt path leading to...you really can't see that far ahead.  

Tears of joy, Lord!  Thanks for my husband and my friends for helping me find the path you have for me.