Self Created Deserts?/ Brothers in Christ- but i don't know them personally.

So I've been thinking about this idea of deserts....spiritual deserts. I know I've had my share of mine and it would be honest of me to say that I'm kind of in one right now. (not exactly, but it's just hard for me to see God's plan for my life past college- ie see the previous post I wrote addressing this topic)
It seems to me that sometimes we create our own spiritual deserts. What do i mean by this? We read our bibles and spend time with God- gaining every possible thing we can from him and what He has to say. Our spiritual life is great. But, life goes on and we get can get so busy caught up in this or that- whatever it is- it takes the place of our time in the Word or our time with God. If/When this continues over a long period of time, we start feeling spiritually dry and we feel like we're not hearing what God has to say to us, we feel like he's far away from us, we're not able to get through, and sometimes when we read the bible- no words or verses pop out- it's just like reading another text book. At this time, the obvious is what we really need to dig into- praying, even though we may not want to, read the bible even though nothing jumps out at us, and remembering God's faithfulness to us in the past/present/future.

Exodus 13:20-22 says this: in talking about the Israelites before they crossed the Red Sea:
After leaving Sukkoth they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert. By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.

Notice who was with them in the desert. The LORD. He went ahead of them to guide them through and eventually out of the desert.

Exodus 14 talks about Pharaoh and his army trying to capture the Israelites- BUT GOD had a different plan in store. God saw beyond the desert, beyond the dry wasteland, beyond the arid and parched and barren land. God's plan of action was to take his people across the Red Sea into a place of celebration and victory. Check out Exodus 15 and you'll see what i'm talking about. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2015&version=NIV
See, if the Israelites had not been through the desert, they would have not come out on the other side rejoicing and praising God for what He has done.

On a smaller note, I'm looking forward to a huge concert this weekend. It's always wonderful when the body of Christ comes together to worship the ONE TRUE GOD. The reason for the 2nd half of the title "Brothers in Christ- but i don't know them personally" is this. Several artists are going to be sharing their music at this concert. It's so easy to see these cats as famous people or to see them as something they don't wanna be seen as. Lately, I've really been trying to see them as more of the body of Christ- and yes- even though I don't know them personally, they're still my brother's in Christ- who still need prayer for the everyday struggles. I'm excited about getting together with more of the overall Church body and just worshiping God with many people who believe the same way I do. I do realize that some people may not believe the same way, but I'm hoping that those people will come to know my Awesome Savior.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzg26zJjb1Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

This is my dance that i created for my 4th movement study in my dance composition 1 class. My piece is entitled: Extended to Crinkled. I hope you like it---and maybe you can guess what it is based on....i'll give u two hints.
1)My object is something you see during 3 out of 4 seasons.
2)Most of the time i'm green, but i can also come in red, yellow, orange, and brown.