One person whose words have hit me over the head more times than I can count is Angie Smith--wife, mother, author and fellow Anne of Green Gables enthusiast. Her nuggets can be found at http://www.audreycaroline.blogspot.com/
Last week she tackled Lot's wife, who I didn't realize I had so much in common with (including an affinity for salt.) Angie writes:
"We don't ever learn her name, but her legacy is one of looking back. She has been rescued from death, from sin and depravity, and there is something that still haunts her enough to stop moving toward whatever is ahead."
She goes on to say:
"God has been gracious with me for many years in my turning back. A glimpse of what could have been, a temptation that makes me question my faith. An earth-shattering loss* that beckons me to believe that the mountain is too far and the valley will be just fine." (*Angie lost a baby girl hours after she was born.)
On the subject of what's holding us back:
"It has been swallowed by grace, friend. And you need not miss what He has for you by believing there is something worth going back for. Leave it be. The Lord has told you where to go and it's time to walk. Eyes straight ahead, tangled in the spectacular love of a Savior Who wants nothing less for you than the summit. And as you stare at what might have been, you are immobilized, unable to bring Him the glory He deserves. And also, He might make you salt. Just saying."
Of course Andrew is the first thing that came to mind. But he's not all.
As the self-proclaimed "Queen of Sentimentality" I probably wouldn't have left elementary school if I hadn't outgrown the desks. Saying I'm not a fan of change is an understatement. But I'm working on that. I still don't believe in change for the sake of change. And I don't believe we should ever forget the people and events who helped shape who we are today.
But when stranded on "Memory Lane," or "What-If Way,"sometimes you just gotta make a u-turn.
...Or run the danger of becoming the world's second-biggest salt lick.
