Speed Bumps

One day my son and I were driving home from Wal-Mart and I decided to go behind the mall because of less traffic there than in the front.  But there are a lot of speed bumps in the back which seems to irritate my son because you have to slow down every few yards.  In my really bad Darth Vader impression, I told him, “You must master the speed bumps or the world may master you.”  He acted like that was really corny but I noticed he couldn’t keep from smiling.  I can tickle even him at times!

            But I kept thinking about my Darth Vader sentence and thought there were lessons in there to think about.  A lot of us go speeding through our days like there is no tomorrow.  Go, Go, Go.

            Yesterday, I spent the whole day alone, very quiet, with head bowed, at times on my knees, at other times lying prostrate on the floor praying for eight different people, eight different situations, and thanking God for eight miracles to come.  I went into hunger mode to be filled by Him, to be in tune with Him as best as I could.  By 5:00 pm I had a terrific headache.  But with a couple of Tylenols and a good stiff neck rub, I was all better.  There is nothing like a good cleansing of self and falling at the throne for grace and miracles-to-be and praising the One on the throne for all His good gifts.  I feel at peace, I feel content, and I feel very grateful!  I am full.

            My husband told me if you keep going over the speed bumps in the parking lot too fast, you can throw the car out of alignment.  I believe it’s the same with our lives.  If we keep going at this fast pace, our lives can be thrown out of alignment.  If we do not let the speed bumps slow us down, we can crash in our relationships, in our physical health, in our mental, emotional, and spiritual health.  There are a lot of things that need to be done in our day but let’s always remember to let the speed bump, the Holy Spirit, speak to us, to slow us down before we go racing into a conversation without thinking, before we go racing through our day without consulting our Lord about what it is He wants us to do, who He wants us to speak to, what He wants us to say, where He wants us to go.  Let’s always slow down and consult Him before we make decisions.  Let’s slow down and remember the ones who do not know how to and lift them up to the Savior.  Let’s don’t rush over those speed bumps and throw ourselves out of alignment.  But, if we do, let’s also remember we can always fall to the floor and ask to be realigned. He is always there, waiting and willing.

222.  Aahh, sunshine, the natural vitamin D

223.  open windows

224.  sweet, singing birds

225.  Oh, so faithful friends

226.  long talk on phone with cousin until phone died

227. re-charged phone ~ long talk with sister'

228.  open doors ~ of opportunities

229.   absolutely gorgeous full moon hanging low

230.  sitting in the swing with my husband

231.  a husband who ALWAYS supports me

232.  getting my 18 year old son to laugh as I take his pictures as he cleans the outside of the house

(Check back here Saturday to see those pics:)

233.  sharing hamburger and fries with same son after a good day

234.  sparkling, clean windows

235.  worshipping together with fellow believers

236.  prayer time over food

237.  bread on tongue ~ remembering

238.  dark liquid down throat ~ participating

239.  closed eyes, practicing eucharisteo (thanksgiving) amongst a crowd

240.witnessing the birth of a tulip tree flower

241.  watching my husband show little boy how to shoot a bow

242.  the sweet smell of spring blossoms drifting onto my front porch

243.  neighbors waving, yelling out my name

244.  spring-time breezes

245.  the sound of pea frogs at night

246.  hearing the next-door neighbor children giggling on my trampoline as I stand at the stove cooking.

247.  smiling ~ remembering many giggles between two precious little boys long ago

248.  the aroma of home-made sloppy joe mixture with the hint of cinnamon

249.  to have hunger filled only by the Holy Spirit

250.  to share something as intimate as hunger with my husband