God, my bear & I, part 2

Two evenings later (from part 1), Mike in my small group told me he had seen “my” eagle! I responded with enthusiasm for his wonderful siting…..NOT! I was jealous and a bit upset (read mad as a wet hen!). Well, at around 4 or 5 the next morning, I was woken up…convicted of my selfishness… I went back to Mike when I saw him after breakfast and apologized for my inability to be happy for him and told him I was glad he saw my eagle! I really was :)

So, during that mornings sunrise walk; I was looking up to the cliffs which were beautifully pink in the changing morning light. Searching for my eagle...yep contentment is my middle name ;(. I looked down, staring at the ground, with my hands in my pockets and my warm hood up (it was freezing that morning), and walked a bit farther. Then images of the pink cliff tops,the ground and the bear, flashed in my head, up, down, forward. In that flash, the truth was revealed: 

I heard, “when you search the cliff tops you are trying to see and figure out the future…you don’t need to, I’ve got that under control, My Plans are in place.”

Then I heard, “When you look at the ground you are trying to look into the past trying to figure out what went wrong or what you can fix, well I’ve got that too…you don’t need to fix that or figure it out, let it be.” 

“But, when you see the bear, that’s when you are in the present. That’s where I have called you to be! STAY THERE, enjoy it, rest in it, play in it, love with my love in it, and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal me through you. Can you do that for me? Will you do that for me?”

Can I? The jury’s still out.

Can You? Ditto!

Will I Try? You bet your bottom dollar!! (What a stupid phrase! But it gets my point across!).

Will You Try? I Double Dog Dare YOU!!!!

May you keep His Peace in your Heart and See His Joy in your Small Moments!