Squirrels

Distractions are a hot mess.

And so am I. My minor is actually ridiculousness/ intensity.
And I am distracted again.
I feel like I am that Dog from Pixar’s Up. You know, Dug?

Squirrel!

He can be in the middle of a conversation and then, oh hello, a squirrel comes into his peripheral, and then he is gone.

That is me.
I can’t tell you how many squirrels I have in my life right now.
Around a group of people I go crazy. Do you know how many distractions a large a group of people provides for me? That answer is incalculable. Hello, sensory overload!
And that is not fair to other people. I am not giving them the attention they deserve. I am giving me the attention I don’t deserve. Selfish.
My distractions all go back to the fact that, I, Kathleen, am selfish to the core, and I want to please me. Lame.

Yes, I know we all love Dug. He is super cute, and he hides under our porch because he loves us! (Yeah, you don’t see me doing that. Maybe, I should?) But I can’t let these squirrels in my life distract me from loving and serving other people.

1 Corinthians 7:35

I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord. (NIV)

So what do I want to do with my life right now? Today?
“Get real, get right
For you will not be distracted by the signs
Do not be distracted by them
Do yourself favor and get real
Get right with the Lord.” (Get Real Get Right, Sufjan Stevens)

Sufjan’s lyrics speak right to my heart as always. Man, those words are straight up truth. That should have been my whole post.

Do you have squirrels in your life you need to get real and get right with the Lord?