A thought for the day:
We ended up staying up WAY too late last night, so we all slept in. I was thinking as I was coming out of my sleepy-head state this morning that I needed to spend some time with the Lord. I was also thinking how I don't get much out of it when I wait until mid-morning to read the Word and pray. I'm so foggy-headed that I can't stay focused or hear what He's saying.
Then, the Holy Spirit, being the wonderful person that He is, reminded me: "Why don't you seek God for Him? Why don't you stop worrying about what you do or don't get out of it and why don't you think about ministering to His heart?"
Oh yeah... How simple and yet how profound... and liberating!
Where would I be without the Lord's constant shepherding. The human heart (mine in particular) is so prone to wander. I'm so glad that His mercies are new every morning and that He's continually showing us a better way than the selfishness that comes so naturally.
The other cool thing about this is that on Sunday I really asked the Lord to help me to love Him more and learn to BE with Him. I can get so goal/task oriented that I totally forget to fellowship with the Lord and my friends, too. Sometimes life seems all about getting the job done.
I know that's not what we were created for. We were created for relationship. So, anyway, it's been cool to have the Lord answering my prayer on Sunday by opening my eyes to some basic things in my life that need re-vamping.
How cool that NOW is the time. Repentance is right now. It's in the moment. Lord, I want to love you more and enjoy You NOW.
I'm so thankful that He is faithful to show us the way.
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