LOTS GOING ON

 Recently while watching an episode of "Mindless Chatter", there was a statement made that hit me right between the eyes.  #2 son and his family are moving and I am neck deep in packing and getting a house ready to sale.  That on top of my day to day busyness has me struggling to keep focused ~to the point that I am not  sleeping.  It is not that I am not tired---most days I am exhausted, but that I cannot seem to turn my mind off.  I come from a long line of list makers and currently even when I have that physical list on my trusty yellow pad--I cannot stop from going over my mental lists.  There is a lot going on--and though I enjoy a project--I begin to struggle when I start obsessing.  

Projects keep me going---I always need a purpose.  What I do not enjoy is becoming so immersed in the details that I forget to look for the BIG PICTURE.  I am a firm believer in there are no surprises for God when it comes to the smallest of details in our lives.  He is always present---always in the midst of all that happens.  The problem comes when we stop looking for God and pondering what He is showing us or teaching us--His purpose at the moment.  When we get so mired down obsessing over the details---we fail to pause and look for His presence.  Is there anything in life--that God cannot be in the midst of?   Time for a coffee break and a moment to pause and forget the list--forget the details and look for God.  He is ALWAYS here---we just have to look for Him.

"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,

for I have put my trust in you.

Show me the way I should go,

for to you I entrust my life"

Psalm 143:8