The irony is this - it took being distracted to come back to being focused.

Ian and I have been following “Sherlock” which made me want to read Sir ACD’s novels on the great sleuth. And it was in reading one of the novels that Holmes said something which resonated through me.

“I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things, so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it.”

And the HS whispered to me, “Bingo.”

I guess I have not been chewing on The Word as much as I used to. I have allowed much to distract me and this was such a reminder that I should remember to “seek ye FIRST the kingdom of God and ALL these things shall be added unto you” and to “get wisdom which is the principle thing”.

I guess my priorities got mixed up. I am not saying I should act holy schmoly so much so as to remember WHO I am in the LORD.

Why am I filled with anxieties? I should be casting them upon Him for He cares for me.

Why am I worried about provision? He said he feeds the birds and cloths the lilies and so will He do so with me.

Why am I concerned about trials? I can do all things through Christ Jesus and as He is in this world so am I. The Word promises that I am more than a conqueror in Christ.

Yet I live worried- about the kids. I look at our physical resources and forget the truth of the true source of our provision. I live worrying about unfinished business when He specifically cried out, “IT IS FINISHED!”

All these reassurances and truths we must not be over-familiar with them and then forget the weight they hold. When people get over familiar with people, they forget how important they are, they forget why they love them and how they met… They take things for granted and fall into a lull. We must not allow our relationship and thirst for Christ fall into a lull. We must not let the world and what people think, say or do become our excuse to not stand upon the sure ground of our Solid Rock. All other ground is shifting sand.

How have I drifted! And yet He calls the wind to be still and takes us from our point of distraction back to the heart of worship every single time. It is all about You… All about You, Jesus.

And hear, I end recalling Samuel’s obedience, “Speak LORD, your servant is listening.”

Yes. It is time to listen and not just hear, to walk with sure steps not just drift about aimlessly.