The walk...

It's been a rough path this last week.

Aside from the physical impact of my medical situation and the intense heat of the recent days, there is also the mental and spiritual impact as well of the input overload. It's overwhelming.

I am navigating the tall canyons of noise from the world, which attempts to drag me into diving into useless speculations and sensationalism. I am plagued by the distraction on all sides.

My path before me; I must remain focused on. For I have no time for dwelling on myself.

A truth in life I learned long ago is that sometimes you must go down in elevation, to be able to go forward, and even sometimes go backwards and to the side in a proverbial switch back, to get further along.

Such is the nature of the terrain of life. Hills and valleys, wide detours, steep crags and drop offs, where a leap of faith must be made. Thin places where footing is unsure, swampy bogs where progress is inhibited by being stuck in the muck.

The world is so full of it right now, and at a pace and at a volume I never thought could be, much less be a witness to it's rise. And this is not the end of the matter, as it will only get worse. I am sickened to my stomach at the amount, and the degraded quality, of it all.

I think to myself what Noah must have thought in his time with the world, before the flood, or how Lot was grieved at the city gate day after day after day, with the conditions and debased morality and depravity all around him in the city, and even in the other cities of the plain around them.

I am reminded of a dream I had back in October of 2018, where I am on a forested dirt road, headed uphill in my Jeep, trying to find, and round up some semi-wild dogs, who like to go off on chases at the drop of a hat.

Seems pretty fitting...

That path is my walk, the wild is the world, and the dogs are my relevant concerns in life.

Hold the line, keep the word, do not deny His name. We're almost at the summit.

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Romans 8:18

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed in us.

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2 Timothy 2:23

But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. 

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Titus 3:9

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

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Grace and Peace to all in Christ our Lord, God in the flesh!

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Don't be a grape. 🚫 🍇

🦊 Jack [ The Foxman on the Wall ]