Shake, Rattle & Roll . . . on The Journey

Ever have one of those moments where someone comes along and says something that skakes you . . . that rattles your cage . . . that makes you roll your eyes in astonishment (or roll on the floor with joyful laughter)?????

That is how it has been with me lately. Papa God has blessed me with many a friend, without which I would flounder save for those insightful, profound and sometimes silly things that they say that speaks life and brings light into my life.

Thank you Papa.

One such person is a friend of mine, Martin Scott. Or, in homage to Johnny Weissmuller of "Tarzan" would say: "Martin, my friend".

Recently Martin did a post title "Compromise on a journey" (I think it would be more aptly named "Compromise on The Journey", but alas Martin just doesn't check with me on everything {sigh}). You can check it out here.

That post really challenged me in that I had let the demands of my job (which is extremely insane and busy) keep me from what I love doing best . . . a part of which is the reason for this blog: To see and speak of the wonders of Papa God, Yeshua, Holy Spirit and this Journey we are called to. To inspire, encourage and paint a picture for those sharing The Journey. (And even for those who may not be yet or are on a slightly different journey).

But no more. Thanks to likes of Martin and a host of others of whom I mention only their first names to honor their privacy and not engage in too much un-abashed name-dropping . . . (Wayne, Paul, Shannon, Louise and Brian, April & Ron, Jim, Em & Shell . . . there are many more . . .) I have been blessed, inspired, and encouraged to not let the challenges of this broken world impede the joy and discovery of Live, Love and Light on The Journey.

A friend of my wife gave her a book titled "The Artist's Way". It looked interesting so I picked it up and started to read. Good Stuff! Another gentle nudge by Papa. That too has fed this passion (or maybe re-kindled it to a certain degree).

(Don't overlook or ignore those small prophetic nudges . . . they contain powerful sparks with which one can blaze a trail with . . .).

In the book, the author encourages the reader to make a date . . . an artist's date . . . and do that which evokes creativity. So my "artist's date" is to blog here at least once a week. I had believed the lie that I had to have plenty of "down time" so as to "deep think" so as to come up with something "profound" . . . . blah, blah BLAH . . .

Papa God is always speaking. Always whispering something to us all. You just got to stop and be still long enough to let it come in. So, no more excuses. I'm not listening to the lie anymore.

So, from now on, I write something here once a week. It may not be profound, it may not be prophetic. It may not be serious. Whatever form it takes shape, it will be a sharing from the story of this Pioneer Seer on The Journey (of following Jesus).

So that's it for now.

See ya on The Journey.

Shalom, y'all.