New Adventure

My new adventure

With many destinations

Lies before me now.

Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,  making the most of every opportunity…(Ephesians 5:15-16 NIV)

Flight of Fancy

As I mention below, I’m gathering my various blogs under one umbrella. I’d love for you to pop by and check it out…http://stephseclecticinterests.wordpress.com

And now for today’s poem…

We gather together

Under one umbrella…

Or is it a parasol?

My split blogging personality

Is setting up shop

In a new location…

Most of us anyway.

When it came time to choose

A background

I found a whimsical one.

What fun!.

It reminds me of

A Dr. Seuss village at night.

I had a little tussle with

My practical self

But whimsy won out.

Not all my personae

Have been invited to join

My new eclectically-interested family

But in time…

I’d love for you to join me on

My newest flight of fancy.

And if you share

Any of my interests

Feel free to approach me

About a guest blog spot.

I’d love to share the journey…

And the workload.

Thanks for making this

A stop on your flight.

Flight of Verbs

Write

Connect

Converse

Examine

Think

Contemplate

Wonder

Trust

Realize

Read

Plan

Dream

Hope

Weigh

Inquire

Triumph

Mature

Resolve

Release

Indulge

Rejoice

Anticipate

Plan

Determine

Consider

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord…(Colossians 3:23 NIV)

(These are among the things I did today. How about you?)

 

 

 

 

Under the Circumstances

It may sound cliche.

It may sound self-righteous.

It may sound unbelievable.

But I remember the first time

I heard it.

Sitting in the audience.

Listening.

Learning.

Interesting perspective.

In response to the comment,

I’m doing fine…

Under the circumstances,

The man was asked

What he was doing…

Under the circumstances.

If we are followers of Jesus Christ,

We have already been raised with him.

Therefore,

In a real sense,

We are not under the circumstances.

Does that mean we don’t hurt?

Suffer loss?

Get disheartened?

Become confused?

Deal with doubt and dark times?

Absolutely not.

As a hurting child is

Gathered into her father’s arms,

God is there

To hold us close.

For believers,

Though life isn’t always easy,

We can rest

Knowing

We need not dwell

Under the circumstances.

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things (Colossians 3:1-2 NIV).

Life

My thanks again to my friend Heather for today’s post…

From the embryo, man

The seed, flowers

Each genus, life

All brought forth

By His hand.

Elements may hinder

But stunt not development

His brilliance oversees

To purpose unfolds

His perfect plan.

Through him (Jesus) all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made (John 1:3 NIV).

Wings Spread

Fly high

Above the earth

Wings spread to their full width

To catch the uplifting currents

Always.

And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us…(Hebrews 12:1 NIV).

(The above poem is a cinquain, a form I will be exploring a lot in the next little while.)

ABCs of Flight

Airborne

Beautiful clouds

Direction

Endless, fantastic glory

Happiness inspired

Joy kindly, lovingly manifest

No obstacles

Perfect quest

Rising

Soaring

Trusting

Unbelievable variety

Wonder

eXcitement

Youthful zeal

I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings (Psalm 17:6-8 NIV)

Old Friends Haiku

Friends from long ago

Bearing forgotten mem’ries

Cross my path again.

…Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying, “The LORD is witness between you and me” (1 Samuel 20:42 NIV).

I am thankful to be renewing friendships from many years ago.

Number One Thing

Yesterday

I shared some things

I still need to learn

New directions

More distant destinations

But this morning

As I was thinking about

The things I can do

The things I could do

I began to consider

The things I should do

The things I was created to do

While I can dream of

Many desirable destinations

I may find

As I draw closer

That they’re

Not quite what I’d imagined

Other destinations

Those that

At first

Did not seem appealing

Are actually where I’m meant to go

And if that is the case

They will most certainly

Be worth the flight

Whether it be through

Updrafts

Downdrafts

Crosswinds

Even

The occasional

Storm

Today

While I consider

My destination

And

What I need for my flight

I realize

The number one thing is

Wisdom

And lots of it

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you (James 1:5 NIV).

Just Jump

From yesterday’s post…

I know I’ll never soar

If I stay safely in the plane…

Or on the precipice…

Or wherever…

If I refuse to budge

I’ll never get anywhere.

I have much to learn.

But I do have

Enough basic knowledge

To jump.

I’m trying an experiment next week.

Instead of making numerous

Low-level jumps

Every day,

I’m going to ascend higher

So I can travel

Much farther

With one destination in sight.

I’m starting today

By limiting my presence

In cyberspace

And spending time

Face-to-face.

The experiment

Begins in earnest

On Monday.

Then I’ll share

Things I’ve yet to learn.

…let us live up to what we have already attained (Philippians 3:16 NIV).