(note - this post was started on 7.6, but not posted until the night of 7.12)
I am often amazed by the obstinance and rebellious attitude of the human mind. It is so easy for people to claim to want to do something grand and helpful. Yet when given the opportunity, they immediately veer off course, whether via distraction, poor understanding of the situation, or misrepresentation of their original intent. I am, of course, referring to this blog experiment.
I began this blog upon the urging of God to explore the philosophies of His kingdom. Within a week, I had already diverged from that path, and re-branded this as MY blog. It took all of 6 posts before I began to acutely stray from the original intent, which was to post based the philosophies and ideas which He wants me to consider. I felt my own stirrings to set up rules - I want to post x number of times a week. No politics (a "rule" which I immediately broke). The first thing I did every time I logged in was to check for new followers, and then check for new comments. When I didn't find either, I took it as a sign of discouragement that nobody was reading, or cared what I thought.
And the worst thing was that I lost all sense of direction. The urgings and ideas that had been swarming around became faint, muddled, and eventually unintelligible. In very short order, I went from clarity of vision to blindly grasping. At that point, I felt that I needed to forge ahead anyways. After all, I had to meet my quota. And surely new ideas would come.
I was given a small revelation last weekend. Turns out I had run off ahead, and lost the path that God laid out for me. I started to write this post that night, but was uncomfortable with posting it, for whatever reason. A week of prayer followed, along with consideration and meditation on the direction forward. I hope that I've now rediscovered that path.
I always look for a central point when I post. As far as I can tell this time, it is this. Always be aware of your place in your journey. If the next step is not illuminated right now, resist the urge to charge blindly ahead. The path will become clear on His timing, not yours. If you take off on your own direction, you will more than likely lose the path that He desires for you, and you may be unable to recover it at all.
I, for one, am thankful for the small lesson in this regard, and can only hope that I remember as the larger journey continues to unfold.
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Curious post, considering the name bestowed upon this blog. The funny thing about the wind, is that, if we're not mindful of its eternal existence (and it is eternal, even in the subtlest stirring of the stillness), we become accustomed to it, noticing it (i.e., complaining) only when it blows most forcefully. It reminds me of a certain deity the populace, regardless of affirmations that the deity does or does not exist, becomes recognized or otherwise called upon when the deity is in either of the extremes: silent or vocal.
ReplyDeleteLet the wind blow you where it will, mindful that you are seldom alone in the journey. Peace.
The blog name is more of an acknowledgement that too many people are distracted by their wind-chasing to pay attention to their real purpose here.
ReplyDeleteMy concern is not with where the wind blows me. That is out of my control. My desire is to avoid chasing every little gust and breeze that is not intended to move me along. There is nothing to be gained in the long term by such idle pursuits.
Never forget what happened when Moses ran ahead of God. Read Numbers 20:1-13. Thanks for your heart and praise God for the reminder that it is not a sprint but always a marathon.
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