Tap Dancing on the Edge

Sorry y'all, I've been out of the 'blog-o-sphere' for the last few weeks. I feel as if I've allowed the busy-ness of life to interfere with the necessary things of life. Then, when time has moved on, I find myself reluctant to pick back up on the things that matter. Things that need to be done. Why is that?

Last night, the Truth Project volume was on "Who Is God?" I can't even begin to put into words the ways my heart and spirit were moved upon. Suffice it to say, I was overwhelmed with a glimpse of how much He loves, longs for and pursues me. Another thing He revealed to me was that in my 'busy-ness' is how far I move away from Him. Oh, I'm not back-sliding, or rebelling. I'm just... concerned with other things. And that is how we begin to back-slide or rebel. The title of this blog is "In the Shadow: Thoughts from the shelter of the Cross", but I feel I've been tap dancing on the edge of that shadow.

What a gracious God we serve! He's so faithful to draw us back when we become enchanted or drawn away by things outside of His shadow! What are the things that have drawn MY attention away from Him? The ever ringing telephone at work. Angry salespersons. Shared grief at the loss of Bronner Burgess. The diagnosis of cancer in a brilliant doctor I used to work for. Colds and flu. The car that cut me off in traffic. The comfort of my recliner in front of my TV. What draws your attention?

Welcome back to that beautiful, annointed place. The foot of the Cross.

Lara