My Direction

It’s been a while sine I’ve written a Blog. I could say it’s because I’ve been busy painting, but that wouldn’t be the whole truth. The real reason is, so much has been happening with me I barely have time to write a little about it before something else comes along...just as exciting and just as interesting. So... I'm going to make an effort here and try to let you in on some of it.

The other day I shared with a friend, "I feel like I’m being led by the Holy Spirit."

She smiled knowingly, "It’s wonderful, isn’t it?"

"Yes!" I exclaimed. "There is so much joy!"

When I sat and reflected on our conversation, I was reminded of something I’d said in our prayer meeting, "Jesus doesn’t ask us to worship Him. He asks us to follow Him....to follow His teachings and example...’Come, follow Me’."

"Ahhh," I thought as I reflected on my words and the changes within myself. "It all comes together. This is what ‘contemplation in action’ means."

What joy there is in following the Holy Spirit! What joy! Oh, believe me I have my battles. If the negatives insinuate themselves and I find myself struggling, I have to go into the silence and discern what is from God and what isn’t. Discerning is sometimes difficult.

There are times I’m overwhelmed
with things I’d like to say
and when I search for truth,
my thoughts get in the way.

Attached to one another,
there never seems an end
to where those thoughts will take me.
Confusion sets in then.

I try to set those thoughts aside,
close my mind to them
so I may hear the truth
speak from deep within.

It’s there, and only there
I’ll find my true direction,
where all I see and hear
calls me to reflection.