Project 365 d-155

     The pull for me to drive just a bit out of my comfort zone was nearly overwhelming today. Over and over; I kept hearing, "Just head out on the road, and go a little farther than you have already gone!" What about all of the, "Be content where you are stuff?", I asked. This could be God telling me to go a little farther? Or, it could be my own selfish desire to explore what I suspect is on the other side of the fence. What ever the real reason; I grabbed my gear and headed out quite sure that something was out there.

     Very purposefully, I  went down as many unfamiliar roads as I could. My goal was to get lost, but stay close to home. Realistically,  this project would not be financially possible if I were to just drive anywhere and everywhere. Honestly, it is hard enough just going where I need to go as it is. Still, today I just felt a strong urging to go where I had never been before. A small voice that just encouraged me to go explore. When I feel this way it can be exciting as I know it usually results in good photo opportunities. This is what Project 365 is all about. Finding things that can be photographed to share with a visually starved world. It is for me too, for the faithfulness of being true to what God has gifted me with. In hopes of being a better steward as well as a better photographer and person.

     The dust rolled behind me in wakes as I drove cautiously down a narrow and dusty country road. My eyes were straining back and forth looking for something to catch my eye. That something to say, "Here I am, the thing that you were itching to come out and find!" Just at the bottom of a big hill; I saw what I had been looking for. This lonely sign being slowly digested by the landscape. It seemed so strange that nobody had cleared away the grass around it. It was a gift that they had not. The crystal blue sky, the fluffy white clouds, the tall green grass seemed so picturesque. How odd for this metal weed to be coexisting amongst these natural things. Yet there was a coexistence to it. In fact there was a harmony to it as they seemed to be at ease with one another. As I stood there in the hot sun, sweat rolled down the back of my neck, but I felt really alive. Not wanting to look away for fear that my return gaze would find that this was a dream. It seems that God was trying to show me that not only should I be content where I am, but be obedient in where he wants me to go. Today it was down a country road, and I'm thankful that I went a little farther.

Happy Shooting.