I am going to admit something here on my web page that may shock some of you! I am on Facebook! There I said it, and I'm proud of it. Facebook users get a lot of friendly ribbing from the non-users. It's considered by many to be a waste of time. One of the criticisms is that it's becoming a substitute for actually speaking to someone personally.
I have discovered that this medium has a great capacity to tear down or to build up. I have used this social network to disciple, encourage, comfort, support, and bring laughter to those who have allowed me into their lives through the communication wavelengths of the air and cable. My life has been touched, and my mind broadened by friends on Facebook.
Yesterday, my daughter, Kelly, wrote something on her status that has stayed with me and challenged my heart and mind. I'm not sure if these are Kelly's words or if she read them somewhere, but this was her post for January 26, 2011: "Many of us refuse to grow where God plants us. Therefore, we don't take root anywhere."
I responded to Kelly by writing, "I think we look to the future because it always seems to hold mystery and excitement. Today only has duties and responsibilities. Great thought. We need to find the "surprises" God has for us today! And we need to wake up anxious to unveil the mystery for today - what might God reveal to us that is His purpose for our day. I will wake up tomorrow with an excitement of discovery!" That was a great thought, but you know, I woke up this morning the same me, looking at a long day in front of me. I had totally forgotten that great statement that I wrote yesterday about waking up to "find the surprises" God had prepared for me today.
Always looking toward the future - that's a huge problem for me! Maybe it was spending twenty-seven years as a military spouse, and never being sure how long I would live in a certain place. My husband retired from the Army Chaplaincy a year and a half ago, but I find myself still focusing on somewhere down the road, and what may be in the future. Is that what God wants of me? I doubt it. He has placed opportunities in front of me today. Lord, please help me to turn my eyes from the road ahead, to the steps I'm taking right now.
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