Head in the Clouds

I'm a dreamer. It's one of my biggest strengths and flaws.It motivates me to strive to be a compassionate teacher... it's also the reason that I only hear 80% of what you're saying. I've been trying not to let it get the best of me. I find myself being introspective a great deal of the time...and lately it's been really distracting me. I want to be a person who doesn't just set goals, but accomplishes them. A lot of time and commitment goes in to that. How do you push aside dreams, thoughts and emotions and just do the dang thing?
 I really struggle with this. Have felt lately like my friends and family are passing me up by a long shot and can't help feeling alone and little left behind. I'm grateful for the extra time and opportunity to refocus my life and accomplish things...but dang...I'd rather not have the extra time to allow my hopes and thoughts remind me of what's missing. Know what I'm saying? ;)

 Isaiah 55 talks about the Compassion of the Lord. I think it's a good reminder of what God is like relationally. It says,

 55 “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2 Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. 3 Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. 4 Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. 5 Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you. 6 “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; 7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. 12 “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall make a name for the Lord, an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.” 

And in this state of mind, I pray that God will take away my focus on future dreams and hopes and mold me (PRESENT me) into a person that he can use...in the opportunities I am given NOW. That I won't squander the relationships and adventures life is throwing at me NOW. That I will let my mind and heart lead me less and listen so that God will lead me more.

Any thoughts are welcome :)

-Tiff