Off Track

I admit that in a busy time, there must be priorities. The problem is choosing the right ones. While I feel guilty about not writing in my blog as much as I would like to, I have had to make a choice not to. This just hasn't been one of my priorities. Maybe it's because I just haven't felt inspired enough to write something. Or because my expectation is that people are expecting more from this than what I can offer sometimes. But truly the reason/excuse is that I have not made it priority.

That's my problem...


I often encourage people to journal their thoughts, prayers, insights in bible study and anything else that comes to mind. "It's a good exercise in self-discipline" I say. Talk about your hypocrites! I have many journals sitting around the house, in my devotional spots, in my office. And they are all written in, a few pages here and a few pages there. None of them are filled up. The most used ones were acquired specifically for my travels and they have some great entries. But upon coming home, they are "tossed aside."

It's like that with anything of value in our devotional/disciplined Christian lives. We may find things that work for us for a time, a while, then because of schedule or habit, we stop one thing to do another. We simply leave the good to try something else, not necessarily better.

I've not been reading devotionally like I should. I've not been praying as I want to pray. I've not been sharing my insights with you because I just simply haven't had them.

I need to focus...

...maybe we all do...

...on what's really important to us.

This summer's activities have been a great distraction for me. they have taken me away from my family more than anything, but also my devotional time, my inspiration time, my sharing time. but I realize what I need, to read scripture, to think and meditate, and to journal (blog) so that others can join me on this journey.

I bought an electric train set years ago. (I had always wanted one as a kid.) The tracks come in short sections that have to be assembled. The most important section is the one that is attached to the transducer, but not just because it electrifies the tracks and makes the train go, but because it also centers the train cars' wheels on the tracks. Every time the train makes its circuit, it has to pass over this re-centering section, so it can continue its journey.

So do we!

Peace ><>
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