Saturday I made the random decision to ditch Hilo and go for a drive, ending up at one of my favorite kick back spots on the Island. I spent the day there working on music, organizing and editing lyrics. Really dialing in my ideas of conceptualizing an official album. The ocean in front of me and the cool breezes swaying the branches back and forth. A time of peace and quiet, no distractions, no excess of food, people, ulterior motives or sucking time away from the true activities I wish to be partaking in. It was incredibly refreshing to setup the table and kickback in the car watching the repeating waves as fingers pluck guitar strings.
Around 7PM Holy Spirit promoted me to head back to Hilo, though I definitely wanted to just stay back and camp out by myself, but there was a very definite prompting and I couldn’t exactly figure out why. It was only after getting back on the road that the memory of what was taking place, The BCM Operation Christmas Child party.
A good half an hour ride back into town revealed the truth. It was a good time to reflect on the afternoon, my ideas and plans for the future. Packing the boxes for someone that I don’t even know in a foreign country let off an uplifting feeling, that the possibility of helping someone in a greater manner than the usual day in day out.
The realization has set in that time alone in the wilderness is once again a time for seeking. For me personally too much time with people can and will effect my relationship and time with God. In order to have the most beneficial outward relationships with community, the vertical relationship must be established and firm. In order to do that a state of recharging much take place. That my own personal relationship with Christ needs a definite evaluation often especially when looking to influence the people around me. If Christ is not the main focus and the conduit for my mindset and discipline, then character and actions could be off. Christ needs to be the constant source of influence, the constant target that is being consistently aimed at.
Keep moving forward and hitting your target.
-ArrowAhead
