This has been a good week for staring at mountains.
My sister and I have rented a breakaway cabin in Tennessee. We are deep in the Cumberland Mountains. The remoteness of this place lends itself to what I call the following of the threads. Following the threads is a form of prophetic prayer. It takes time and the sense of wonder and how God is moving in the world around us.
It is finding God and the pathway He would walk with you.
I have spent many hours, staring at the mountains, listening to the Scriptures and wondering at God‘s work in my life. It’s funny how prayer produces situations which reveal the heart of the man of God.
Yesterday I spent the morning following the threads. I was gaining what I thought was a lot of understanding. When the time came for my sister and I to drive down the mountain for lunch at a place called the Pour House. The car battery was dead.
My inner calm was instantly gone. Our host here at the cabins, gave me a jumpstart and the name of a local mechanic. Chris, the manager of Shadden Tire in Centerville, Tennessee, took good care of us. We had a new battery, and were back on the road by 12:30 in the afternoon.w
We went to the Pour House And had an amazing lunch.
We then went grocery shopping to get what we will need for our trip home. And we finished off the day with custard at the Custard Cabin.
The custard of the day was slobber knocker: Vanilla, frozen custard, mixed with Oreos, Butterfingers and frozen Snickers bits.
It turned out to be a really good day, and I learned something about myself. My sense of calm is still tied too much to circumstances rather than to the immovable nature of the Holy Spirit. I need to work on that.
What aspect of inner healing or inner growth, are you working on right now?
Notes From the Vicarage 
Good question. I’d say it’s pausing before acting or reacting on impulse .. to just try to remember to wait for a moment when I feel an impulse to act, to hit that send button, to pick up something from the grocery shelf — and to notice or ask – why? – is this important, necessary? what is “triggering” this impulse.? It’s not always so easy to remember to do this.. But, I’m getting better at asking myself before I act instead of after.
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Yes! I am trying this and finding myself very bad at the ask. I often find myself reacting before I ask and then instead of asking “Is this necessary?” I end up asking “Why did I do that?”
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That sounds a bit too familiar. It does take some practice to break old/build new habits – and a bit of slowing down — maybe taking 3 deep breaths (I remember an old teacher with that advise re impulses)
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It does take slowing down for sure. I am finding the idea of not rushing is so essential. Again it is something of a work in progress. I love to rush through things.
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