Today's Lydias
One-Armed Typists
Most of you know that in my role as church clown, I fell and broke my elbow in the choir room before the second service Sunday morning. So, here I am, typing with one good arm and one not-so-good arm.
Here’s what happens. The end of the splint protrudes past the end of my arm into the general area where my hand hits the keyboard. All day, I have inadvertently hit keys that have sent me reeling into places I didn’t recognize and didn’t know how to get out of.
Funny thing how that mirrors life. Trying to walk through life when I am not spiritually able-bodied is very much the same. When I am not “prayed-up” or “read-up” on the Word, or out of fellowship with my brothers and sisters in Christ, I “hit the wrong keys” on life’s keyboard, too. I find myself in places I didn’t mean to go and wonder how I got there. It takes some serious soul-searching and work to get back to the right place.
So, how do I keep from being a “one-armed wonder” on this journey through life? I was uncertain of my footing in the choir room Sunday morning and found myself flat on my back looking up into the faces of concerned friends. If I had been sure-footed and watched my step, it never would have happened.
Ephesians 5:16-17 says “So watch your step. Use your head. Make the most of every chance you get. These are desperate times! Don't live carelessly, unthinkingly. Make sure you understand what the Master wants.” (The Message)
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Janet L. said
I actually burst into laughter at the first line and then found myself in awe at the rest of the blog. What's so amazing to me is that there are times when I know I'm right where I'm supposed to be, doing what I'm supposed to be doing. Then, somehow, with just one step, I'm out on unfamiliar ground and bewildered again.
It's in those times that I try to figure out which wrong step I took that got me off the path. Sometimes, it's the seemingly meaningless, unimportant thing that gets me. You know, the one where I thought I was okay at that point and went on my own. I really do have stay "prayed up" and all those other things so that I follow God even when I don't make the conscious effort to do it.
I like the way the Message puts it. "Make the most of every chance you get."
Jun 16, 2009 7:30pm