Kids are all back in school. I messaged my BFF this morning and told her I didn't quiet know what to do with myself. With the exception of Marc being home....my house is quiet. Oh I have plenty to do; actually a list a mile long but getting motivated to do all those things is another story. So I decided spending a little more time with the Lord might get my muscles and bones moving because I know it will refuel my spirit.
"I asked the God of the universe to intersect my life with His revelation, then got up from my prayers and forgot to look. Forgot to seek Him. Forgot to keep my heart in tune with His voice and His invitation.
All because of the chaotic rush of my day.
When all of life feels like an urgent rush form one demand to another, we become forgetful. We forget simple things like where we put our keys or that one crucial ingredient for dinner when we run into the grocery store. But even more disturbing, we forget God. We say with our mouths that we are trusting and relying on God, but are we really?
A quick check to see if this is true is our ability to notice what God wants us to notice and our willingness to participate when God invites us to participate.
...caught in the rush of endless demands... And the rush makes us rebellious.
If we are to be the Best Yes girls, we have to long for unbroken companionship with God.... The one who obeys God's instruction for today will develop a keen awareness of His direction for tomorrow. I'm always asking God for direction, but I'll miss it if I constantly ignore His instruction." ~ The Best Yes by Lysa TurKeurst
As our Pastor often says, 'If that doesn't light your fire, your woods wet!' Oh how convicted I am that as my lists are always a mile long how much of my list is really God driven and God ordained? My heart yearns to walk where He leads but the demands I have said yes to often times lead me astray. As each year passes with my children I'm learning that my influence is slowing fading. My actions speak much louder than my words. Oh God help me! My lists won't help when my children see a frantic mother trying to accomplish the impossible. They will just see a women that doesn't depend on the Lord. A women more concerned with the outer appearance than the inner. One that sees the world as more important than a relationship. A women that easily gets caught up in the day to day than the truly eternal.
Give me your eyes Lord! That I can see where your path is and not my own.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV)
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