The Quiet...To Be

There always seems to be a lot going on. Whether we mean to be busy or not some how we manage to stay that way. A whirlwind of lists and things we need to do and places we need to go. For some time I have been thinking about some friends of ours who opted for a little different path in life... I guess you could say the quiet life, the off the beaten path life. A life of what seems to be mere simplicity. Some days the noise of the day drowns out the respect of the day. Some days it's so loud I can't even gather my thoughts to enjoy the day. Now, this is no ones fault but my own. Leading a busy life leads to a hectic day. With four boys often going in 4 directions it's easy to get "too busy". Now back to the friends. They re-did a little farmhouse back in the woods. You wouldn't even know they were there on their little farm unless you knew they were there. Make sense?!? They essentially live in their own little world. I am all for being somewhat social... Although we don't lead much of a social life. But, there is something to be said about the ability to just run away... To get away... To disappear to your own little world where you can breathe. Where you can rest. Where you can drowned out the noise of life. To find yourself. To spend time with God. To listen to God. Some days I long for that quiet spot. Not alone... I'm not wanting to run away from my family. But as a family to un-wind, re-group, and remember why we were put on this great big earth. To find God who often gets lost in the shuffle of the day of good intentions. I don't want our lives to be about "good intentions" but instead about living intentionally in this world. I want to feel Gods presence in this world. I want my boys to feel His presence daily and know that we were put here for one mission. To serve! To be! To be what? To be Gods servant. To share His love. To spread His word. To reach corners of the earth that are unreachable. For the words "where he leads I will follow" to be more than just words. For it to mean action. To take action in this great big world but still find time to listen. Often times wondering if God is telling me His plan over and over and over. Showing me His plan but sometimes I'm just too busy to catch it. Too busy to listen. He has a plan. A great big plan for each of us. Seek Him and know His plan!