Typos

10/14/09 As I have mentioned before, spell check thinks Dotsy is a misspelling of Ditsy which can certainly seem true if you know me well. Typos are a part of my journaling experience---that’s why I keep white out on my prayer chair table for all those handwritten “typos. ” But God…………often uses typos to teach me life lessons.

Preparing a lesson on Martha and Mary, (Luke 10:38-42) I was typing about the distractions in Martha’s life and providentially typed dustractions. (That “u” is right next to that “i”!) It became the theme of my lesson. In John Ortberg’s book, God is Closer Than You Think, there’s a chapter on sitting at Jesus’ feet. In His time, it was the custom for the Jews to follow their chosen rabbi, walking in His footsteps along those dusty roads of Bethany, Cana and Jerusalem, close enough to not only hear his message but also to observe His lifestyle. Close enough to take on His dust.
Just imagine following Jesus as he traveled, sitting as His feet and listening. Think of all the life lessons that could be garnered just by proximity to His dust!

The lesson then took on a new form---not so much as saying NO to distractions or DON’T DO THIS but a lesson more about substituting dustractions (more of Him) for the distractions of the world. (busyness)

Today, I think I will pull off my shoes and “dance” in my dusty house---pretending that it came from Him. I guess in a way it did because I chose to sit at His feet today rather than to dust my house---preferring His dustractions to the distractions of my house and what others would think if they saw my dust. May they see His “dust” instead of my dustless pride.

Join me in “dusting” every area of life with Jesus!