It’s a Trap!!!

Is everything which takes me away from the Receiving and Glorifying – A trap?

A bramble bush?

A sneaky way to stop me and slow me on the Keep Moving?

Paused along the side of the Path I  inspect where the thorns snag.

Pulled by a dozen tiny barbs all grabbing at different places.

Tangled I investigate the best way I can break free.

Each thorns relationship to me investigated.  So many separate places of me caught.

My eyes off You and on me as I decide how to handle this tiresome relationship with prickly Holly bushes and thorns.

Scrapes and tears to self make me look away.

In the looking away I have turned my eyes from You.  I look at the places where the thorns, not caught on the outward, grazing flesh start to swell pink.

It was all just a trap. I looked away.  I was following.. but now I am not.

Now I am caught…caught up in all of this.  A familiar place… the end realization : the brambles still have thorns.
How many times must I go through before I sidestep them completely?

This isn’t Receiving.

This isn’t Glorifying.

I know what those feel like.

I look up.  Make the choice given to me.

No more time wasted on the Keep Moving.

I pick out the thorn from my sleeve… These thorns don’t need to be worn by me.

He already wore thorns for me.

When we wrestle with the thorns are we really just insulting Him.  Are we saying we can do it better?  Are we saying He didn’t wear them well?  Are we saying He didn’t do enough for us and now we must?

I plant my foot on the path…cleared by Him long ago.

Glorifying Him I am humbled that He already bore it all…thorns and Holly bushes and brambles and briars.

None of it is worth me insulting Him….none of it is worth me saying He didn’t do enough.

Apologize…it’s a given.

Forgiven I walk forward determined to Glorify... and Receive.

Keep Moving.

Let’s get Thankful friends!… So much…too much for the entire internet to hold…so let’s go with the sampler platter:

1. Great Grandchildren picture going off without a hitch.
2. Great grandchildren and grandchildren with an awesome legacy.
3. The garden still in full swing.
4. Hearing clearly from God.
5. That HE would take time every.single.day. to talk with me….me?!
6. Not being crushed by the weight of thornfull obligations…big sigh out!
7. The baby waking me up like a baby ninja every morning…time spent with the loves of my life so early.
8. A husband who makes me an egg sandwich every.single.day.
9. Starting to like some of my  water painting art again…first time in a loooooong time.
10. My nephew giving my sister a dirty look…so wrong but so hilarious…especially since I am not his mom.
11. A certain person who shakes my hand with sincerity every.single.Sunday.
12. Watching Yen dance…watching someone heal and speak through dance… her art, amazing.