Next to our church sits an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school all in succession. This is pretty cool and is a great use of space. Except for one fact…the resulting school zone is a mile long and the 20 mph zone seems to be activated more than it is not. Please don’t get me wrong – I am all about safety and awareness when we are driving, it’s just that I don’t like to slow down…
That’s kind of how life goes for me. Always running, always going somewhere, always having something to do. It seems like I am becoming more and more busy as my children get older and I run them to school, to soccer practice, to church activities, to soccer games, to the park, and to “play-dates” (By the way – what’s up with “play-dates?” Don’t kids just go outside and play anymore in their neighborhoods? Guess that will be another blog…)
Anyhow it seems that I barely have time for myself…and as I ponder that statement I totally hear God in my ear saying, “How do you think I feel?” Which is an excellent question.
We live in a society that is always moving, always going somewhere, always programming and always scheduling stuff no matter what day of the week it is. The result? God ends up taking a back seat to what we want to do. And believe me there is a lot we want to do!
Which brings me back to the school zone…
Flashing yellow lights are meant as a warning – to get our attention – to get us to focus on what we are doing – to do something different – to get us to slow down. So let me challenge you to slow down and do something different.
I know God has been asking me to focus more on Him than on myself. He has some great thing He wants to do in my life and I am sure He wants to do the same thing in your life.
So the next time you are in a school zone or even at a stop light let it be a reminder….God may be trying to say something to you. Are you listening to that flashing yellow light?
Until next time…
Pastor Barry
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