DRIFT

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Ever been in a boat on a lake, or maybe just chillin' in a inner tube, not paying attention to anything but the fish you aren't catching or the the rays you are catching?  Suddenly you realize, "Where am I and how did I get here?"  The landmark you expected to see is now clean out of sight.  You didn't see it coming.  You didn't mean for it to happen.  You never felt a thing, but suddenly, without notice, you're somewhere you never intended to be and totally puzzled as to how you got there.  

What happened?  You DRIFTED.  You didn't even notice until it was too late.  The surface of the water may have seemed totally still and serene, but below the surface, out of sight, there was a current that carried you where you never intended to go.

Unless you are aware of it and take steps to consciously combat it, DRIFT happens in almost every area of our lives.  The diabolical aspect of DRIFT is that it is almost unrecognizable.  We don't see it.  We don't feel it.  It's almost as though it wasn't really there.  And since it's not noticeable, we ignore it...until we can't any longer.  How does it work?

In MARRIAGE:  We rock along thinking everything is pretty much the same today as it was yesterday which was very much like the day before that one....until, out of the blue...we've drifted far away rom our spouse and we have no idea why, how or when it happened.  And no clue how to get back to where we were.

In our PHYSICAL LIFE:  We pretty much do the same thing today as yesterday and the day before, but suddenly we get weighed at the Doctor's Office and are pretty sure there's something wrong with those scales.  Or we go play ball with our kid and wonder why we're huffing and puffing.  We never did that before.

In our RELATIONSHIPS:  We have lunch with that old friend that we go way back with only to realize that the conversation is not the free-flowing banter we used to enjoy, but real work.  Who is this guy?  What happened to my friend?

In our SPIRITUAL LIFE:  We know we've missed a few days in our God time.  Everything's gotten so busy.  But, now we have a New Year's resolution to spend time with Him daily.  But, for some reason, His Word is tough to grasp and you really have to work to find something to talk about.  Prayer time is like pulling teeth.  

What happened?  DRIFT.  

How do we combat DRIFT.  I'll tell you that tomorrow.

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