Have you ever floated on a river? The current will take you with no effort of your own. Easy, breezy, relaxing and smooth, just floating on by...till you hit the rapids. Then you gotta navigate this river, trying to stay in the current while avoiding the rocks and debris in the water. I feel like walking in The Way, being lead by the Holy Spirit is similar. When life's circumstances are calm we can more easily float, relaxed in the journey, relying on the current to take us. But when life becomes turbulent, problems arise, people treat us roughly bashing us against the rocks, broken limbs entangling us, we get off course. We have been moved away from the current, now stagnant, caught up in the debris and struggling. We need to get out of the tangled mess and back into the current, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, in order to press forward on the journey of life.
As I find myself in the tangled mess I wonder, "How did I get here?" The truth is I was too comfortable, I was complacent. I didn't do my part to navigate life and stay connected to the Holy Spirit, my guide and help. If I had just paid attention I would have seen the rapids ahead and been ready to get through them. I would have referred to my Scriptures, my map, if you will. I would have been prayed up and prepared. But here I am, stuck in the tangled mess by the bank, going no where. Repentance and prayer is my way back into the current( guidance of the Holy Spirit). For Yah is faithful to bring us back.
Still a work in progress
Teresa
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