Bathroom Bumbles?

Good day, all!

Robert and I have entered a new phase of our relationship - and it's wonderful. I'm so thankful that he has an open and honest heart and he challenges me to be the same. It's hard but good. I met him for lunch (he's taking Greek 5 at seminary) and then followed him back to class. It was fun to hear the professor talk about all things biblical. I was surprised that I understood most of what was being said. YAY!

Before we went into the actual classroom we used the all important bathroom first. I couldn't find the ladies room light switch, so I just went forth into the dark. That experience inspired this post. Strange, I know, but all of life is one giant learning opportunity after another.

As I bumbled around in the pitch black bathroom I carefully edged this way and that in order to find out where everything was located. I had to carefully move with extremities outstretched. Since I'm a klutz I routinely run into everything even with the lights on, so I had to operate in a delicate manner, perhaps more so than most! Eventually I made it out alive and waste free, so I guess it was a success.

As I moved around in the dark I had an interesting epiphany. My bathroom experience was a lot like my usual spiritual experiences. I carefully move around in the proverbial dark, wondering if I'll ever get to where I need to be and how I will even know that I am there. I also have no frame of reference to where I've been and I can't tell where I'm going. I hope that I don't fall into something wet or bonk into something hard, but since I can't see in the blackness I just keep slowing moving about in aimless circles. PATHETIC!! And a complete waste of time and energy.

Robert and I have started having a pretty substantial devotional time in the mornings (mornings are YUCK!! those who know me know that I hate to get up for anything or anyone - God and Bob are worth it). I tell you what, the bathroom light was just switched on and suddenly everything can be seen! It sure makes finding things easier and moving easier and just 'being' easier. To continue to relate it to the bathroom experience, it's literally the difference between an easy quick everyday experience and a scary nerve-wracking out of the ordinary experience. Totally different! SO different. Easier, yes, but also harder as well. More to come about that later.

I seriously have been living my spiritual life in a lights-out bathroom for years and years and years. Think of all the time I've wasted roaming carefully around, not sure what to do or where to go. Absolutely insane! Thank goodness for lights from the Lord and my husband to help turn them on. Whew.

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