I know I'm not cool. I don't have the latest gadgets like a cool cell phone, expensive IPod(my little MP3 cost so little I won't even tell you) or a PDA. True confession: I don't even have a PDA! I use a Mom Plan It book and a large calendar on my fridge to keep up with things.
I just happen to love a blank sheet of paper and a great pen. And, I have very opinionated requirements about what makes a great pen, let me tell you. To me, the pen and paper represent possibilities. Will I write a story, journal, plan my week, make a to-do or grocery list? I might even just doodle~other people daydream, I "day-doodle." The possibilities are endless.
Even though technology is great at times~I love my dishwasher!~there are times when the old ways are best for me. Like my pen and paper.which evoke memories of my younger years, writing and dreaming.
You know, the Bible also states that the newest isn't always the best. In Jeremiah 6:16 God says, "This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." You see, God is NEVER old fashioned or out of touch. He knows us and our tendencies to think in terms of more, better, latest, greatest. And he stand patiently, calling us to return to His ways, the only ones that truly give life and rest.
Today I'm praying that God will show me the paths I should take. Like the saints before me in Hebrews 11 and those in my life, perhaps. And just maybe, my path will include a trip to the store to get a couple of new notebooks and a really great pen.
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