Sometimes, all the running around we do to live our lives prevents us from experiencing it, of truly being able to relish a moment in real time.
Schedules, programs, appointments and to-do lists,
although immensely useful and wholly practical, can narrow our world.
And cause us to miss out.
To be sure, structure is good. Organization and planners and
meal planning help life run smoothly. Even nature provides structure with the
rising sun, waning moon, and changing seasons.
But sometimes God gives us a moment, an opportunity, to step
off the beaten path to experience something new, or allows plans to go awry so
we can see another way, or presents a pause so we can get a peek of color in a
world of grey.
Sometimes we are asked to be spontaneous.
Spontaneous, to look one way when everyone else looks
another. To turn left instead of right or go instead of stay. To walk in the
middle of a run or stop in the middle of a walk. To do something on a Wednesday
instead of Tuesday. To put aside the newspaper and read a fairy tale, or reach out instead of holding back.
To be ready, brave, and bold to let go and
grasp something new, different, exciting, adventurous, and
unplanned.
To embrace the gift of spontaneity and explore a new pathway without a map.
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