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Ouch! Living and Learning!

So this week I have been dealing with a really stiff neck. Ouch! Turn it one way and it spasms. Turn it the other and it catches. It would almost take my breath away at times. It was real! Thankfully, praise God, I seem to be on the mend.

Well I have consequently been sleeping in the Lazy Boy.

The other night I woke up. Needed to head to the bathroom. As I tried to lower the footrest on the chair, it seemed to lock in place....and then it JeRkEd! Ouch!

Still (surprisingly) in a disoriented sleepy fog, I headed for the door. I was unaccustomed to sleeping in that room. I forgot that the door was closed. Bam! I ran smack dab into it! It was what I would call a "Lucille Ball" moment. It would have been a great laugh scene for sure. But it hurt!

The next day, I got up in the middle of the night again. This time I was much more aware. I did not run into the closed door :)

I lived and I learned.

Such is the way as we journey this life.

As we navigate a life that feels disoriented at times, as we hear voices causing us to maybe turn to the left or the right (only to feel a catch or experience a spasm), may the Lord give us grace and wisdom.

May we be tuned in only to the Holy Spirit as we "swim in these cultural waters"* of today. May we cling to the life ring of His Word, and keep our focus on the dock of Heaven.

May we be aware of the Spirit so we do not run into the door in the first place. And when we are not as aware as we should be, and we do bump our head, how thankful we are for the pain of conviction and His ability to help and heal. That by His grace and forgiveness, we are more prepared for the next door of potential harm.

As we live in these disoriented "woke" times,

.....may we be aware and awake in the Spirit,

that we might, by God's grace.....

Look, Live and Learn!

*not my original analogy, I heard it on a podcast (swim in these cultural waters)

                                                        




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