Spike Heels and Baby Turtles
I wanted to jump off the end of the pier... I picked up a Kleenex box and gazed at the picture on the side. It was of a long wooden pier out over shimmering, blue water, with gorgeous mountains far in the distance. I had the sudden urge to run down the length of the pier and into the water. My senses longed to feel the joy of the bubbling water surround me. I wanted to swim and swim, reach the other side and run toward the mountains. Hesitancy and planning are the usual behaviors for me, so this impromptu longing was far from my practiced nature. However, God is taking me to a new season. A season of moving forward, at a marathon pace, is what my heart has been conforming to desire. As I thought about this, I reflected on how He prepares us and plants desires within us for the place He wants to take us. "As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness. "...