For His Glory

To "be" or not to "be"; that is the question!

When trying to conjure up a creative title for this entry; I immediately thought of this old adage.  Quite simply because it contained the words "to be".  I have pondered this for the last couple of days and tried to wrap my mind around it.  To "be"....hmmm.......excuse me for my deep thoughts, but they don't happen often, so I have to go with it when it strikes! (Us blondes, we don't regulary sit and ponder things, especially when we are supposed to be packing for a 7 day trip!) Anyhoo, back to my musings.....I was sitting in the pedicure chair ministering to the lady working on my feet.  We were discusing my illness and all the ways the Lord had brought me through many major trials.  When she was ready for me to put my feet back in the foot bath she said, "Just be".  "BE".   Those two words, that one word, struck a cord with me and I began mulling it over....thinking too hard about "being" that I couldn't just "be".  You know? What does it take for an analytical person to  just be! It reminds me of "BE Still, and know that I am God".  "BE" means many things but to start it means I need to quiet my spirit and mind and just sit.  No worrying, no mulling, no trying to figure out what someone "really means" by their body language, what they said or the fact that they ignored me.  Does it profit me anything to think on such? Indeed not! I pray that the Lord will allow me to grow and change so I can just "be".

Sometimes I long to  travel to the ocean and sink my feet down in the warm, soft sand.  Ahhhh......and just "be"......now there's a place I can literally sit and relax.  Wouldn't it be nice to get away for just a couple of days by yourself and sit there staring at the Lord's beautiful creation, with no where to go and nothing to do and no one to analyze.......just "be"......

But instead of heading South by myself, I am reminded my entire family will be heading Northwest to a very cold Kansas City.  All five of us packed in the minivan heading for a snowy, cold Kansas City.  We have never been there before and hopefully will not have to go back for awhile.  Please pray for us as we seek medical care for our family for the Lyme disease and Bartonella.  Pray and just "Be". 

You're Here!

9:24 AM, Jun. 1, 2008 .. Posted by sharoncrooks

I wondered if you'd be back on. How was your trip?

Complete in Him,
Shari