The early-morning winter sun sits low on the horizon, its
beams highlighting the frosty bushes and frozen earth with twinkling sparkles. It
casts long shadows and as I walk, I become increasingly aware of my own shadow
stretching forward, three times my height.
I stepped outside to walk, carrying with me the January
blues: annual American tax admin to attend to for Mom and me, other financial
admin that needs attention. God spoke to me from that shadow that loomed in front
of me. The actual things which need attention are a fraction of the size I let
them assume. When I just get down to it and do what I need to do, I discover it
isn’t as onerous as I built it up to be.
How many of our anxieties and concerns loom larger than they
are! The size and importance we allow them to assume can intimidate and stall
us, throwing us into the January blues.
So whatever shadow has swelled bigger than its reality, it’s
just a misperception. I determine today to keep my concerns the size they
really are, dwarfed by the love of God and the truth that he walks this frozen
earth with me, loving, guiding and directing my steps. May I be more aware of
His shadow accompanying me than I am of any shadow cast by the world’s demands
or expectations.
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