Wow, the dirt sure is dirty!
And when I cry, it sure gets muddy!
So, it's not only personal, yet family
And then community...those plots of dirt are many!
The book I'd been reading is Rachel's Tears...
the next paragraph I read after the last I shared says:
'When we focus our eyes on self, we're looking at the dirt.
When we focus on the seed growing in the dirt, we produce fruit'
Dirty I've been, dirty I'll be...there's too much dirt on and even in me some days...that I can't see past my plot to see clearly to the next...so I'm keeping my eyes on the seed in me...which is Jesus.
So, the next thing I read in this biography of a girl:
'It is so important to understand that the Christian walk is not me becoming perfect; it's Christ growing to perfection in me.'
Is that an excuse to stay muddy? Is that a cop out for dealing with conflict in relationships with others? Lord have mercy on me...and show me what to do...and my heart says to continually seek Him...and His way of doing things...and then I will know how to love not only myself, but all others.
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About Me
- aWritetoBelong
- Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
- A mother of two adult children...and a mother to many more adopted in the Kingdom of God. Grandmother to three. Lover of Jesus, The Way, The Truth, The Life, justice, learning, teaching, authenticity, discernment, and praying. I process by writing my thoughts to get to the truth...but most times there are too many words to wade through. A picture of myself I've seen, is like a scuba diver who jumps in the ocean with all the equipment in place, but rises too quickly at times and gets nauseated, but the picture is only a warning...not that I shouldn't go deep...but to come up more slowly in order to keep...my health.
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