Right about now I'm wishing I was somewhere like this. I don't feel overly stressed, just a little bit in awe. Where does all the time go? In this picture the water isn't moving. There's a the frozen hint of a light breeze in the tree limbs. That's what I've always loved about pictures. They have no concept of time. It's like a small window into how God views it all. Yesterday, tomorrow, today, all relative. Not to say I know how He sees it, there's a never-ending library of things such as these that I do not fully understand.
Wouldn't it be nice though: He's already sitting there, waiting for you and when you close your eyes you find yourself next to Him on the bench. I wouldn't ask Him any grand question on life, or even something less important (ex. why does honeysuckle smell so lovely but irises don't?) I would simply want to sit by Him and hold His hand. To rest in the still moment of time where there's no class tomorrow, no homework, no planning, no studying, no emotions to fight with, no fears to battle, no tendencies to dispel; just Him. There used to be a day when people did this and now I see why. It's in these moments where I have so much energy, but no focus, so much to do, but hardly any time to do so, that I desire to know what it's like to simply NOT. To no study, battle, worry, work, cry, stress, and whatever else.
Every night I like to imagine being there with Him. Sometimes it's a bench in front of a lake, sometimes a garden, sometimes by the ocean. One thing remains constant, I feel at peace. I seriously believe there's a huge difference between the spiritual peace which resides in our spirits as a result of the Holy Spirit and Christ's work in us and tranquility of simply feeling not obligation. I appreciate the first the most, for I remember what it was like not to have it at all, but I also appreciate the latter since I am after all a girl and feelings are so overwhelming many times. Well, now I'm rambling. Just wanted to get myself in a nice mindset after thinking about all the different things I need to do this week alone. We won't even mention the weeks to come. The oddest thing of it all is how I am actually enjoying myself in this all, I guess that's where the spiritual peace comes in. :D
Wouldn't it be nice though: He's already sitting there, waiting for you and when you close your eyes you find yourself next to Him on the bench. I wouldn't ask Him any grand question on life, or even something less important (ex. why does honeysuckle smell so lovely but irises don't?) I would simply want to sit by Him and hold His hand. To rest in the still moment of time where there's no class tomorrow, no homework, no planning, no studying, no emotions to fight with, no fears to battle, no tendencies to dispel; just Him. There used to be a day when people did this and now I see why. It's in these moments where I have so much energy, but no focus, so much to do, but hardly any time to do so, that I desire to know what it's like to simply NOT. To no study, battle, worry, work, cry, stress, and whatever else.
Every night I like to imagine being there with Him. Sometimes it's a bench in front of a lake, sometimes a garden, sometimes by the ocean. One thing remains constant, I feel at peace. I seriously believe there's a huge difference between the spiritual peace which resides in our spirits as a result of the Holy Spirit and Christ's work in us and tranquility of simply feeling not obligation. I appreciate the first the most, for I remember what it was like not to have it at all, but I also appreciate the latter since I am after all a girl and feelings are so overwhelming many times. Well, now I'm rambling. Just wanted to get myself in a nice mindset after thinking about all the different things I need to do this week alone. We won't even mention the weeks to come. The oddest thing of it all is how I am actually enjoying myself in this all, I guess that's where the spiritual peace comes in. :D
