Is Life an Adventure?
I was just sweeping and dusting and kept shaking my head at the spider webs. We have been invaded this spring by tiny little brown spiders that create webbing at rapid speeds. I can literally wipe off a lamp shade, go to the kitchen for a cup of coffee, and return to find a new strand of web from the top of the same lampshade to the window. It is almost as if the spider is in some type of challenge course and I am his number one competitor.
The worst place for these spider webs is on my husband's drums. He has a full set of drums with cymbals and various accessories and they string their webbing from every possible part. No matter how often I sweep and dust, there is always some little spider busy webbing. And even when I know the drums have been played recently I still find the spiders. Are they deaf? It seems as if the spiders have decided that the drums are their personal theme park.
The interesting thing this morning was that as I was trying to get rid of the webs on the drums I kept smiling at the spiders. Have I lost my mind? Perhaps. But I'll save that for another blog. This morning I was smiling because I pictured those little spiders on the drums like I saw my own children at theme parks. They were joyful and excited and couldn't wait to go from one ride to the next to experience them all. They were sometimes hesitant to ride a particularly scary looking ride but when they would see the other children having fun they would go for it. The spiders are doing the same thing on the drums. Each part of the drum set is another ride in their theme park and they are determined to ride them all before the park closes. The only problem with the spiders is that they leave a web trail as they travel...
Somehow as I was pondering this, along with which exterminator to call, Father spoke to my heart about how this life is an adventure - a challenge course - a theme park - for me as His child. The times when I am challenged over and over again in my walk with Him are like the spider on the lamp shade. I cannot let the world and the enemy keep me from completing the course even when they are determined to destroy me and the work Father is doing. And the times when I am leaping out in faith and stretching my confidence to enter into something that looks scary from my point of view, I am like the spider on the drums. I don't want to miss a single thing Father has for me so I will not hesitate long in my fear. And do I leave a web trail? I pray that I do. I pray that my web trail is a legacy of faith and encouragement to others to accept the challenges, even though they may be costly and seem repetitive. And I pray that my web trail is a demonstration of His strength and a picture of joyful adventure as I journey through this life.
Father, thank you for the little brown spiders and the lesson they teach. Keep me determined to stay the course and meet the challenges of this life with your grace and strength. And keep me joyful and trusting and leaping out in faith so that I can experience every adventure You have for me in this life. And make my web trail a picture of Your amazing and perfect work in and through me that will inspire others to surrender to Your work in and through them. And Father, when people visit my house and see the spider webs, help them to love me anyway. I love the way You show me things. I love You, Lord.
The worst place for these spider webs is on my husband's drums. He has a full set of drums with cymbals and various accessories and they string their webbing from every possible part. No matter how often I sweep and dust, there is always some little spider busy webbing. And even when I know the drums have been played recently I still find the spiders. Are they deaf? It seems as if the spiders have decided that the drums are their personal theme park.
The interesting thing this morning was that as I was trying to get rid of the webs on the drums I kept smiling at the spiders. Have I lost my mind? Perhaps. But I'll save that for another blog. This morning I was smiling because I pictured those little spiders on the drums like I saw my own children at theme parks. They were joyful and excited and couldn't wait to go from one ride to the next to experience them all. They were sometimes hesitant to ride a particularly scary looking ride but when they would see the other children having fun they would go for it. The spiders are doing the same thing on the drums. Each part of the drum set is another ride in their theme park and they are determined to ride them all before the park closes. The only problem with the spiders is that they leave a web trail as they travel...
Somehow as I was pondering this, along with which exterminator to call, Father spoke to my heart about how this life is an adventure - a challenge course - a theme park - for me as His child. The times when I am challenged over and over again in my walk with Him are like the spider on the lamp shade. I cannot let the world and the enemy keep me from completing the course even when they are determined to destroy me and the work Father is doing. And the times when I am leaping out in faith and stretching my confidence to enter into something that looks scary from my point of view, I am like the spider on the drums. I don't want to miss a single thing Father has for me so I will not hesitate long in my fear. And do I leave a web trail? I pray that I do. I pray that my web trail is a legacy of faith and encouragement to others to accept the challenges, even though they may be costly and seem repetitive. And I pray that my web trail is a demonstration of His strength and a picture of joyful adventure as I journey through this life.
Father, thank you for the little brown spiders and the lesson they teach. Keep me determined to stay the course and meet the challenges of this life with your grace and strength. And keep me joyful and trusting and leaping out in faith so that I can experience every adventure You have for me in this life. And make my web trail a picture of Your amazing and perfect work in and through me that will inspire others to surrender to Your work in and through them. And Father, when people visit my house and see the spider webs, help them to love me anyway. I love the way You show me things. I love You, Lord.
Every time I think of you—and I think of you often!—I thank God for your lives of free and open access to God, given by Jesus. There's no end to what has happened in you—it's beyond speech, beyond knowledge. The evidence of Christ has been clearly verified in your lives. Just think—you don't need a thing, you've got it all! All God's gifts are right in front of you as you wait expectantly for our Master Jesus to arrive on the scene for the Finale. And not only that, but God himself is right alongside to keep you steady and on track until things are all wrapped up by Jesus. God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of his Son and our Master Jesus. He will never give up on you. Never forget that. I Corinthians 1:4-9 (The Message)
Heading for the next adventure,
Amy
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