Dancing On Solid Ground

Over the past few years I’ve come to the place in my life where I'm tired of wasting time. I have cut out committees, groups I was leading and extra activities I hastily agreed to participate in that mean little or nothing to me. I have simplified my life.

I have prayed for God to reveal to me the things I need to know to stay on the path He has for me…the good and the bad; about myself, those around me and His truths. And He continues to prove to me over and over (though He doesn’t need to) that He is in control and He is faithful even when I am not.

In cutting out the complicated, time-sucking, energy-draining excess of life I have discovered a renewed pleasure in my friendships, family relationships and quiet time with God. I have rediscovered talents, desires and joyful activities I had once forgotten about.

Now more than ever I long to sit and soak up the sunset, awe at the pinks that radiate from a bright yellow sun...and breathe deeply instead of gasp for air in a dead-heat to make it on time to my next worldly deadline.
I encourage you to make the space in your home or yard to set up your own little corner to pray, listen to music, paint, write or whatever is God has blessed you with that brings you closer to Him and closer to peace.
A good measure of my day is whether or not I have taken the time to hug my family, read God’s Word, pray more than a quick prayer, sing while I do dishes, write – even if only a few notes or an outline – and take time to play with my dog. (And every few days I work to take my living room by storm as I dance in my pajamas, sing at the top of my lungs and forget the world outside the windows.)

While it’s not highly likely you’ll see me drop to my knees and pray in the local grocery store, (though ya never know!) if you were a fly on the wall in my house you might just see me do that at any given point throughout the day. Without intimidation or fear holding me back, I am thankful to have faith in the middle of a world that is seemingly collapsing all around me.

I am so elated to not care one crumble of a cracker whether or not I cause someone else to roll their eyes at my proclamations of faith, joy and perseverance. If they don’t understand my faith then I’d be happy to share it with them. But I won’t keep it to myself if they ask me to contain it. It’s not something I can control. It just is… And so it is this very faith, that love of God and all He continues to teach me that I share with you. I pray it inspires you, encourages you and makes you see life from just a little bit greater, calmer, funnier, more peaceful place than you did before.

So if you were where I once was…on shaky, unsteady, fearful ground…Look up! Look within! Look to God. I finally sloshed out of the ever sinking-sand that threatened to pull me under and now I stand on solid ground. You can too…

Care to join me? I’ve found out that solid ground is a great place to dance!
~ Karen