living life vertically challenged

so i've been reading others blogs more and more these days and really enjoy many of them. these other bloggers often get me thinking about things i haven't thought about or seeing issues from another perspective and sometimes just giving me a good laugh. i hestitate to have my own blog for a number of reasons. but here i go jumping into the pond.

i chose to name my blog living life vertically challenged because that is what God seems to be trying to teach me recently. i view my life and the world horizontally - just looking around at the circumstances and this earthly world. but God is nudging me to live life looking at Him, heavenward, with eternity in mind. and i often find myself not able to fully get my arms around this idea. for example - having a good marriage relationship isn't for the comfort of myself and my spouse but so we ourselves and others in this world can see a clear picture of what the relationship between Christ, the bridegroom, and the Church, the bride looks like. and i have to confess that my earthly heart is mostly concerned with my own comfort and not with what God's plans are.

coincidentally - i am physically, in fact, vertically challenged (read: short)! i am just barely 5 feet tall (60 inches, 152.4 centimeters). and this fact is, sadly, another issue i struggle with - wishing i were just a few inches taller! but alas, God has made me as He has for a purpose and there is nothing i can do to change this (except to wear heels)!

oh yes and i am really quite computer inept - so be patient as i try to figure out how to post photos and update my profile, etc...