Good morning Friend, Good morning (Contact First Name)
 
My coffee at the office is terrible....
You know, yesterday morning as I drove to work on Brickell avenue, there were lots of trees that were brought down by the wind and palm trees snapped in two...It looks like premature Fall leaves everywhere. When I got to my office, I am on the 5th floor, I saw a bee on my window. The poor thing was barely alive holding on the glass as an attempt to survive. I expected that the streets would have been clean by the afternoon, but they were not. This morning I expected clean streets and they were still not clean. Now I don't have OCD but this "chaos" on the street is making me feel uneasy. I also noticed that I am extra alert and aware about my surroundings.

Sometimes I feel the same way in my spiritual life. Hardships, temptations and trials have the same effects on me. It is this unexpected/extraordinary chaos that messes with my "organized" cooky cut lifestyle. But during these times my mind and heart are compelled (not because of my own) but by the Holy Spirit to seek for God even more....this leads to intimacy with my Lord. I have learned that a mess or chaos can be a good thing. When I am alert, I can see this. When I am not alert, I feel raw pain and stuck endlessly seeking answers to the wrong questions from the wrong people. And when I get tired, exhausted then I turn to God. What a waste of time. Has that ever happened to you?

God bless you,