God not only closed a door for me recently. He slammed it shut and locked it. This forced me into my current state of transition. I knew I needed to walk through the door but sometimes God has to shove me through the door.
So, now here I am hanging out in the hallway. The door is locked so I can't reenter. Where do I go? Do I go nowhere and just wait for something to happen? Do I move somewhere temporarily and wait for the next step?
Well, I'm not one to go nowhere. I'm a planner, a doer, a list maker and a list checker. But, it's hard to be the "doer me" when I'm not clear on the direction. God keeps telling me to not give up and to give it time. My natural instinct is to ask - "How long do I have to wait," and "Just how much time are we talking about here?" But, I know from past transitions that God does not work that way. I'm getting better at that realization because you see I've been here many times before. God is trying to teach me something and I trust that His lesson will lead me to somewhere I would never have ventured on my own.
I feel like the character in the Dr. Seuss book, Oh, the Places You'll Go. When I first learned I was in transition my perspective was not bright and cheery. I actually wanted to sit in my closet and not come out.
The line in the book was fitting:
Un-slumping yourself is not easily done." The first step was definitely un-slumping myself. That took about a week. Remember, we are all a work in progress.
Someone said to me, "Your smart, you will figure it out." Well, I was feeling sorry for myself for a few days and I didn't want to be smart, I didn't want to figure it out. I wanted it to go away. But the words in the book were true,...
Then I decided I couldn't stand still.
I love this Dr. Seuss book, it can apply to all of our lives. My sister gave it to me for my high school graduation and I pull it out often and look through the colorful pages.
We are all off to great places. Life is one grand adventure!
Grace and Peace,
Misty
