The View From Here
volume one
photo of Dobbin’s Lookout by Kim White
Getting out of your regular daily routine is not only good for your mental health, but also for your spiritual health. I’ve seen more evidence of this in my life recently.
My husband, Rick White is my forever favorite adventure partner. And oh, the adventures we have had over the last 42 years! No matter what life dishes out, we do it together. Dobbin’s Lookout was a recent adventure that I needed badly. God used it in more ways than one, like He tends to do.
We’ve been feeling a spiritual stretch lately. It has been one of those times, heck, it’s been years, where God is refining things in us and sharpening our iron. We’ve seen why. God is always at work, and even when we don’t understand all the reasons for His busyness, we can trust Him.
Getting stuck in a routine can put your mind to sleep, and you go on autopilot. You might need that to survive a day, but you can’t live that way. You need to participate in life. Your life. The one God gifted you. I’m all about order and a plan for my day. I do not like surprises. But I’ve learned I need to be open to God changing my plans for His. To be open to spontaneity. To delight. To blessings that come from getting out of my comfort zone.
I get out of my comfort zone every time I go to work.
