This time of respite for me has come to a close. A season lasting 10 days has taught me much about the Light of God and the depravity of man (especially this man). It seems there are more questions than answers right now. I welcome the challenge of seeking those answers in the proper order of things. One thing's for sure. Our lives can be cluttered with so much stuff we think we need. When did the price tags get changed on me? What matters very little, I've somehow learned to crave...sports... movies... television...food etc. That which matters most has grown strangely dim in the light of glorifying these things. Detoxing from a lifestyle that prevents time alone with God...and myself...can be a challenge in and of itself, but I'm finding the rewards are well worth it. The irony of it all is comical in a way, but in the middle of the night, about 11:30PM or so on Sunday, while a gnawing headache persisted, affecting the tone of my emotions, I rudely exclaimed to God that He was being way too silent. "I'm being still so I can hear from You, Lord. The point was for me to keep quiet so You can wow me with Your truth...not a miracle or anything. Just a little indication that You're here with me in the darkness that surrounds me. But I'm getting nothing but more stillness." I had come to the place in the middle of this wood to lie down and watch a meteor shower I had heard was taking place. Suddenly as these careless thoughts tumbled around in my head, a bolt of light shot across the heavens and without thinking I said, "Whoa!" To be honest, it sort of scared me a little. I had to laugh for a moment when I thought of God saying to one of His kids who was messing up this whole "quiet moment" thing... "How's that?" No doubt that event wasn't about me in the least. A meteor shower lit the sky for His benefit, not mine. It would have happened whether I was there to see it or not, but some of you have found as I did in that moment, that's the great thing about finding yourself alone with God. You get some really good stuff that He shares with You in times when you may least expect it...The stillness is over. It's time to act...to lead...to pray...to be. Am I up for this? I thought I knew before I went away. I don't know anymore...and I believe that's exactly where He wants me to be.