The hamsters are running again….
I am someone who has a lot of thoughts, and they are constantly in motion. I think about all kinds of things. The future, ministry, how to love people better, fears, what to do, how my family is, dreams, when to do things…literally all the things. You can ask any of my friends, teammates, and family members, they will all tell you it’s true.
Quite some time ago, I began to refer to this constant movement of ideas/thoughts as hamsters on a hamster wheel. I would tell people my hamsters were running, and somedays there were more hamsters running than others. Sometimes the wheel is spinning out of control, and sometimes the wheel is just casually moving with the breeze.
Some people have told me to shoot the hamsters and that I need to stop thinking, that it isn’t healthy. Some people have made fun of me for how I process and the vast amount of processing I do. Some people just laugh. Some people are just confused and don’t get it at all.
For a long time, I saw this as something I did wrong, and I wasn’t quite sure how to fix it.
I am realizing this isn’t a bad thing at all, and it’s a part of who I am. Even though there are a lot of hamsters and they are running quite fast, they are running towards Jesus!
These thoughts are from Jesus and ultimately He is moving those little hamsters exactly where He wants them to be.
I used to get frustrated with how many hamsters there were and sometimes I couldn’t keep up with how many thoughts were rolling around. Now, I rejoice because these are thoughts and ideas from the Lord and ultimately going to be used to glorify Him.
