Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
What Seek Ye?
A rip-roaring good morning {or whatever time you might check your email.} As I sit here at my machine, I can look out over a lawn devoid of hummingbirds, and see only the “regular” (sigh) bird feeders. Yes, my dear friends, it’s that time of year once again, and aren’t we excited! Of course, we are! Who doesn’t love to see the wind blowing the trees around and the sky filled with scudding grey clouds? But then I admit to loving staying inside my house and just looking out the windows.
Recently I was reading some books and found this question: “What seek ye?” If the Lord were to ask us this question today, how would we respond? I’ve had to question myself on this as the sands of time have sifted through my own motives, desires, and thoughts.
What seek I? This morning was yet another of those mornings when I could be happy that I wasn’t testing for a college entrance exam. Fortunately, I didn’t land on the left side of my head like in February. At the age I have arrived, college exams may seem a little preposterous. But life has a way of changing over the years.
I will not go over the fall I had last February and bring all that to the surface again. But as time goes by, you realize that even though you don’t want to re-live times of injury, get used to the idea that these things can, and do, happen. Like this morning.
You ask, “What happened this morning?” Well, after getting out of bed, I always stand a few seconds to get my balance. This morning, I fell between the bed and the recliner beside it. Of course, your first thought is, “Oh, no, not again.” But the next thought was, “When we remodeled this house six years ago, why did I insist on rock tile floors throughout the entire house?” Yes, it’s easier to clean (“I’m so tired of steam cleaning carpets, and it’ll be so much easier to keep tile clean.”) That was only six years ago, and now the top consideration is, “How many bones could one break on a floor of rock, regardless of how much easier it is to clean?” (And that, my dears, explains perspective.) No, fear not. Though I fell on my left side (for which I am still having physical therapy following surgery in August), I only hit my head against the solid rock floor.
I believe my intention was to tell my beloved readers that questions change over the years. From “How can I get the cool car I want?” to “Will that good-looking cowboy ask me out?” to “Can we afford that house?” to “How could a baby be any prettier?” to popping antidepressants as I cry because they are leaving for college... Well, you get the idea. Different times of our lives make a difference in our vital life questions.
I think that’s why my November blog is not about how much turkey to fix, or is it cheating to serve canned cranberry sauce, especially with Grammy Hart’s recipe in my file? But I think I’m getting a little perspective as I realize how our questions change through the years.
Not prying, but have you sat down and thought about your changing perspectives? If so, what seek ye? God promises, “And you shall seek ME, and find ME, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13)
I hope this is a tremendous month of joy and thanksgiving for you and your loved ones. As you pull out all the stops for a beautiful and meaningful Thanksgiving, may you realize that when we seek Him, He will be found.
(Center image from Pinterest)
~Katy
Pre-Order Now… My Newest Book Will Be Here Soon
Friendship
Who among us doesn’t want to be accepted and to feel that he belongs? Home is more than just a four-letter word, as a brash wayfaring donkey learns.
When she abruptly appears in the farmyard, she doesn’t have any compunction about butting in and using the others before she goes on her way.
Tom T. kindly invites her for a walk and a talk, and the result is a kinder, gentler Dotty who finds a home, acceptance, and belonging.