More than a year ago, it was a pair of well-worn black "flip-flops", some rainwater on a hard marble floor and a pressing need to be up at SUN RAISE to prayer walk the territory (a congested neighborhood in the red light district of Bangkok) that began my journey towards SAN DIEGO? Hummm.... not what I expected.
Today, I'm in San Diego, wondering if I'll ever be back to the congested streets of Bangkok? I still find myself prayer walking, but the territory is very different! My well-worn black "flip-flops", the water, and pressing need to get out of my comfort zone, are familiar to me, but these days I find myself more often on quiet beaches at sunset! Huummm....definitely not what I expected. What is in store for my future? With that in mind, these verses in Colossians 3 were especially encouraging (The choice of wording used in the MESSAGE Bible caught my attention) "Don't shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. LOOK UP, and be alert to what is going on around Christ...that's where the action is! See things from HIS perspective...let the peace of Christ keep you in tune... in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. Cultivate thankfulness! ... and sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives...words, actions, whatever it is be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way. AMEN
