Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Holy Spirit Movin'
So, I'm scared shitless of moving to LA. I will be alone there. I will be stuck there. I will be isolated and out of context. I still know it's the right choice. I was on the phone last night with my mum and daddy. I "listen" for Olive all the time now, somewhat subconsciously and somewhat intentionally. She had been quiet all day except for little flutters here and there practicing for 4 months from now. When Daddy got on the phone she started dancing, and kept it up the whole time I was on the phone with both Mum and Dad. She quieted down as soon as I was off the phone and when Mum called me back to tell a couple of stories she'd forgotten, Olive started right back up again. Now, I know this seems like silly re-assurance but here's the thing; remember the story of Mother Mary visiting her cousin Elizabeth? Elizabeth was carrying John (St. John the Baptist) at the time and he lept inside of her, this caused Elizabeth to prophesy and Mary to write a song of Praise recorded in Luke 1:46-56. I believe that the Holy Spirit enters our being early in the whole conseption process. King David wrote of this a few times in the Psalms (139:13-15 for instance) as does Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:4-5). I think that deep cries out to deep, and the innocence of my Olive responds more clearly to the Holy Spirit in others than my muddled soul could hope to. In life I've learned to trust God for many things; money, living arrangements, food, a job. Those things have become easy to trust about for the mere realization that I have no controle no matter how much I worry about. Happiness, friendship, community, these things are still in the "not so sure" catergory. Mostly because in live I've been alone, depressed, and isolated before for long periods of time. I'm trying now to surrender this too. Pray for me.
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Prayers? Absolutely. And you're not alone, my dear...you've got lots of friends and family that love and care for you, you just have to remember to tell us when/if you need us (if we haven't picked up on it already!) =)
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