Driftwood is usually found on the shores of a lake or beach. Or those are the places I have found some beautiful natural sculptures from worn down weathered beaten wood washed up, particially washed up or drifting in the waterways. Often times the wood I have discovered resembles a variety of things such as animals or people's faces or objects. Mostly what driftwood reminds me of... is time and weather. Driftwood is worn from the sun, water and wind with deeply entrenched lines or grooves sporadically placed throughout the surface on any side visible.
Driftwood comes in all shapes and sizes reminding me of people, places and things. No two pieces of nature's artwork are alike although similar as each traveled through different paths to get to a stopping or stalling point... at least long enough for someone to admire, or glance as while walking if noticed, seeing evidences of its traveled path. Sometimes driftwood becomes a souvenir... a part of someone's life displayed at home or in their office carrying memories of their enjoyable stroll along the water's edge.
Often times, I can relate to driftwood metaphorically speaking, showing scars or warn edges with indentions of time and weather. On my personal journey, I find myself soaked with burdens as I too, get weather beaten praying for the true Son to protect me and shield me from the elements of nature. Some days, I feel washed up. If I didn't have any guidance or direction ahead, I would feel just as driftwood... if it were capable of feeling... becoming accustomed to the wear and tear of emotional, physical and spiritual stress leaving marks on my life. Some pretty. Some not so pretty.
As humans, we might suggest calling subtitling ourselves "driftwould" at times in our lives. It is the “drift” that “would” lead us on a journey of choice... a way to God or away from God. Other than flowing along with a stream, river, lake or ocean guided by the force of the water's direction or sail through the winds or hazardous obstacles... that is how driftwood comes about on the shores until it lands where it does, unless retrieved, or moved. As people referring to ourselves as "driftwould," it's all about your will, whether it is driven or its drifts.
All of us weather storms, some lasting longer than we might anticipate or care to participate. We all have beautiful days in our lives if we stop long enough to notice the scenery. Even the storms teach us survivial skills.
Some of us endure a lot of rain, while others may interpret the cloud moisture overflowing as heaven drips upon us as showers of blessings. I think our journeys teach and shape our individual perspectives. It "would" be easy to drift along life's normal course following the crowd. I believe many in this lifetime have been drifters with or without knowing it, maybe never stopping long enough to view other alternative routes through life.
Life can be a "shore" thing if you are washed up, weary and tired of drifting from the storms of life in the seemingly everlasting body of water. Or perhaps, your drift would take you to the Body of Christ, where weathering life's storms are much easier with support from Christian brothers and sisters who endure stormy times in their lives.
"Driftwould" is a far better journey than driftwood. "Would" determines your choice or will in life. "Would" carries you all the way to the shorelines of an eternal home in Heaven! "Wood" is used for building things that eventually rots; burns; or deteriorates.
Words can sound the same sometimes, but have completely different definitions.
I encourage you, in these days of false promises, false prophets and false leadings, to know the God you are worshipping and what fellowship you are involving your precious time to associate with. Is it the true Body of Christ or does your current fellowships imitate the Body of Christ through habits and/or rituals as learned from generation to generation? Does your fellowship speak of Jesus Christ or just mention God? Do you ever learn about the Trinity? If not, ask! I wish I had years ago!
"'He replied: 'Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them.'" Luke 21:8 (NIV)
Many are deceived when praying to a "god" and it is not the ONE true Almighty God. Do you know if you are worshiping God or a "god?" Is your worship service truly aligned with the Word of God?
Is your denomination's mission statement based on the Bible... ALL aspects of the Bible? Are you sure?
Does the "God" you worship reflect the Word of God?
Do the leaders send you downstream and into another flow of words by ad-libbing what is not accurately based on the facts of the Holy Bible?
If you don’t read the Bible, then how are you going to know for yourself what you are told is truth?
If you don’t refer to the Bible, how do you know what organization you are a member of or associate with? "Wood" and "would" sound the same, but I know the difference. God and "god" sound the same but I know the difference! Which way are you drifting... following God Almighty or as in a dead piece of timber, incapable of being more than a stick in the mud or washed up.
Beware!
There is only ONE Bible, which "would" be God’s Holy Word. NO other Bible from any organization or denomination is a substitute for God’s Holy Word!
Read your Bible daily. Drift in the direct pathway of Righteous as Jesus Christ did, does, and would!
