Attitude Adjustment

I needed an attitude adjustment yesterday, due to a lot of knee pain lately, so I took myself over to the trail along the ocean and parked myself in the gazebo.
I've also been at a weird place or a strange season for awhile now. Trying to figure out what I am suppose to do with this empty nest.
As I sat there, I asked GOD, "so what now? What's up with this?" I felt like HE said, just look out at the sea and watch the waves. Just sit here. No agenda, no plan, no time frame.

So I let the wind blow my hair all over and I huddled under my nice wrap that was a gift from a friend and I watched the waves. Some were big and loud, some were smaller and gentle. All of it was beautiful! The ocean, the rocks, the sun and the sky. Then I spotted the otters playing in the waves. Not at all flustered or upset with the waves no matter the size of them. A group of the otters seemed intent on making it over to the large rock formation. They were swimming southward and the waves were coming in to the shore, so they were swimming across the current. Some of the waves got larger and the sea was getting rough as gusts of wind were coming in towards shore. The otters kept swimming, they let the waves roll right over them but they never got deterred, they just kept at it. They kept swimming. I feel like that is what the LORD was saying to me (to my heart). Just keep swimming, keep doing what I have called you to do. Even if the waves of life are crashing over you and into you, keep swimming. Keep going. Don't stop.

I was getting cold, and was about to leave, and the LORD also said, "See the rocks? I put them there and you don't even know when, but they remain. The ocean knows where to stop, the sun is still shining. It will set, but it will rise again, I have all these things in My Hand, including you. I've got you. Trust me. Trust me!

To confirm all of this, the reading in Jesus Calling this morning included this "A yielded heart does not whine or rebel when the going gets rough. It musters the courage to thank GOD even during the hard times. Yeilding yourself to GOD's will is ultimately an act of trust."
Read Psalm 116. I especially like verse 7 "Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you."