I have a job to do. It’s to tell everyone what is happening. What has happened.  And, I believe, what will happen.

I am not a prophet.  Just a teacher.  But I do believe that the commission God gave me was to communicate with a clear eye and, sometimes, a hard voice and that might be uncomfortable. Actually it IS uncomfortable.

So as I transfer most of my world here, I will make a statement or two for my readers and for myself.

One:  I am not an optimist.  I do not seek the best in a situation and do not expect the most beautiful anywhere. Instead, I expect to see skewed versions of perfection which lighten my spirit while confirming my pessimism.  I am not boasting; I am just stating my state of being.

Two:  Whereas I am not optimistic about the world, I am full of peace about the direction of God.  I was following my husband through the wild insanity of The Magic Kingdom a couple of days ago and thinking… “You know, this place is nuts.  Yet, I have total confidence on his sense of direction and knowledge of the path ahead of us. So long as I am following directly behind him, I don’t have to worry about a thing.”

That’s how I feel, in a more profound depth, about the Lord in my life.  The world is nuts.  It is not going to get better.  I am convinced of this.  But I know that I need have no worry about my path so long as I am closely following my Lord’s footsteps.

So…2009. It will be a year of many startling revelations.  I am in prayer over what to communicate.  God has given me a job to do and I can only obey.

Tags: 2009, Faith, God, optimism, pessimism, teaching