A Path

The word is Path.
Visualize your image of the word.
Think of a time when you found yourself on a path.

I remember being on a path with my husband outside of Santa Fe, NM. It was a 1 mile path down to the river. I walked 3 miles a day - no problem, right? I was wearing a denim dress and leather soled shoes...did I mention that we took this path spontaneously? It was hard, so hard, that I thought the walk up would be easier. Was I ever wrong! How did I get myself on this path? It became dark and Kelly was literally pulling me up the path. Not one of our finer moments together.

How did I get on this path? Now that's a question I ask myself often.

Webster defines path as: a trodden way, a way of life, conduct, or thought
The pillow:

One thing I do know - is that no matter how rough the ride - I would rather be where I have been called, been placed - with Jesus - that on any smooth path without him! Did you get that? I would rather be on the roughest rapids with my Lord, that in a gentle stream without him.

Not all sections of the road we travel are smooth, paved or easy riding. We may PREFER the smooth sections of the highway - but sometimes the road gets rough and the rough sections can go on and on for miles and miles

However, it doesn’t mean that you’ve lost your way - you may just be in for the ride of your life. Remember Marilyn poem from the first night - and again during her talk….

What do you do when you’re on a rough ride?
• Relax - but hold on
• Don’t ignore the bumps or pretend the bumps aren’t there
• Slow down - but be careful not to stop
• discover inspiration points
• listen to your heart
• trust what you hear
• invigorate your soul
• look at the larger picture
• draw near to the One who placed you on the path

Sometimes it’s like driving in the dark with only one headlight… on a winding road - in the fog…in a strange city

Learn to live your life with your hands in the air…feel the wind in your hair…and the sun on your shoulders…Embrace the Giver of the ride.

Why are we here? Why are we on this Walk/this path? Whose life will be touched? We don’t know. What we do know is that is that we have been called here - you might even say that we have been placed here - each from our own walks - our own paths.

Where is your path today?