Ike the hurricane has left the state. All is well here in the DFW metroplex, but I'm afraid all is not well in Galveston, Houston, and lots of other flooded places. When I dreamed about hurricanes over a week ago I had no idea that those dreams would be realized. I hoped that they wouldn't. I guess we really don't want (or need) all of our dreams to come true. But some must.
Our church hosted about 80 evacuees in our Family Life Center. I'm glad.
My family is going to be able to visit some other churches in the next few weeks. It will be interesting to see what happens and to see how I feel when I go to a new place of worship. I've been wanting to venture out and see what else God is doing. Today our pastor talked about being a cheetah in a cage at the zoo. Cheetahs are suppose to run free and FAST! They can't when they are locked up in a cage. Their food is brought to them and they don't even have to chase or hunt. It is in their nature to run. I happened to wear my favorite animal print top to church today that resembles a cheetah. Ha. Coincident? I think not. That is exactly how I have been feeling lately! I am like that cheetah that needs to run free. I have been feeling trapped in a cage when it comes to my spiritual life. I know it is no one's fault but my own. I have been feeling restless and upset about church and I don't know why. I have a long list of things that I could blame it on, but I know that those are probably just excuses, so I am going to own up to my own feelings and try to find out what I need to do next. Our pastor said that we don't need to just sit in church waiting to be fed like the cheetahs in the zoo. So, off I run! I am feeling free, yet vulnerable. I guess I have to rely on God as I venture out looking for the adventures in life that God has in store for me and my family.
So, all is OK, for now.
Run on, cheetah!
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