Monday, June 18, 2012
Dwellers Anonymous...Errrr.
I have always been a dweller...call it daydreaming, worrying, analyzing, critiquing...my mind is ALWAYS thinking. I love when people give the actual dictionary definition of a word. According to my lazy dictionary reference (thank you dictionary.com). Dwell means to.... to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing.
I dwell...in happy places, uncomfortable places...you get it. Today I felt God nudge me. Look at the word Dwell... within that word is 'well.' Being a teacher I absolutely love words, words within words, yea, grade A dork. Anyway. 'Well' is one of those beautiful multiple meaning words. When you are in a 'well' you are deep, down in a dark place... Yet when you are 'well' in body you are full of health. So dWELLing can take two forms you see. God is challenging me to dwell to get well and not to stay in the depths of the dark places. Each thought is a choice. How well do you dwell?
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8
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Dig a little deeper (pun intended) and the meaning of "well" is even more defining. A well is not necessarily that deep, dark place you picture in your mind. From a well springs nutrients, energy and life. A well, that deep underground shaft, is built to sustain life in the form of providing water to a family, a tribe, a village. If you are dwelling, perhaps YOU are in the process of doing your own "digging," for the life that springs eternal from YOUR well. Each thought is a choice that we all need to douse with perspective.
ReplyDeleteSo true! "well" put Julie! What I am learning the most is we are not stuck. I love your insight and agree 100%. Where you dwell makes all the difference... Is it a well gone dry (that's the one I pictured) or like yours.. A life giving place... Thanks for your input. :)
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