After the past two weeks of being on my "be ready for the change" rant and finally coming to the realization that God is in control, I had a chance yesterday to just be me. I didn't have any thoughts of the impending unknown fogging my thoughts nor did I have any feelings of anxiousness crowding my soul. With my mind and heart uncluttered I just went about my day with the insight into others God has gifted me.
With my newly found (for the umpteenth time) openness for and with others I had the opportunity to sit with students and talk about life as a teenager. I listened to stories of sadness due to a fight with boyfriends, hate at parents for making life hard, stress brought on by teachers assigning too much work, and more. I had forgotten how I truly enjoy listening to these stories. Ahhh, teenagers, such a wonderful group of people.
As I went through my day I began to hear all the passages that have accumulated in me over the past few weeks. It would seem that once I was able to honestly ingest what I was being taught about walking with God on whatever journey my life is currently on and just trusting that God will get me through any difficulties, just as God has always done, the person I am came alive.
Some of you know, or maybe don't know, in fact I'm going to say most of you don't know I am a quote guy. I like looking up quotes to see what else has been said about what I'm thinking.The quote I want to use to emphasize today's thought is an extension, or alternate, of the one by Hardy Jackson about being true to yourself ("Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart into it, take yourself out of it"). Howard Thurman, a great theologian, gives us this great quote to think about over the weekend: "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who come alive."
Nuff said.
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