Finished an awesome book today--Wild, by Cheryl Strayed. It is about a girl who lost her mother and pretty much gave up on life. She stumbled upon a book on the Pacific Crest Trail and decided that she would hike it...alone. She hiked 1,100 miles of it! Anyway, the book is about her journey of learning how to deal with her mothers death and accepting the way life happens. I thought it was beautifully written and expressed how we as humans try to process every bit of our lives--and it related to our constant obsession with figuring out the future. I found this book super inspirational. That a person would sell everything they had and begin a hike all alone with no experience. There is a very freeing feeling about the decision to do something so huge. I think I am getting to the point in life where I am experiencing the urge and excited feeling for my future. I am really not sure what God is going to call me to do--but I know these last couple of months have been preparing me for the push..or jump? I can only pray that I will say yes in the faith and courage that I have in the Lord. I pray for an adventure that will build my confidence in the Lord, and my confidence that He will actually use me to serve Him.
"Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered--how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath." Psalm 39:4-5
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