The morning is off to a good slow start. I want to emphasize on the slow. A morning that is not filled with a busy schedule of a long list of things to do. But it's a morning that I didn't have to hit my snooze button, rush out of bed, or go somewhere. But, a morning that I was slow to move and quick to get into the presence of God. I have been longing for this time. I don't want the only connection that I make with Him to be through, my regular devotion time or scheduled prayer time. I want to set out the kind of time for the Lord that I set out for my husband and my children.
When I think about all that the Lord has done in me. I can't help but acknowledge the amount of time that he set aside for me and took with me to see me through my healing and deliverance. The moment when HE said, it's now, when I am going to clear my schedule and give her my undivided attention. I find myself, filling up my schedule because not every second or hour is accounted for, or I think, there is always something (productive) that I can be doing. And while that can be true at times, I have to remember to recognize that I am in a relationship with the Lord and I have to make time for HIM. The kind of time He made when I cried out to him with a broken heart, the kind of time HE made when I was living my life through depression, or when my marriage was in trouble and needed a miracle. I will never be able to repay the Lord for all He has done, and he doesn't expect us to. But in any meaningful relationship there needs to be honor and respect. I honor the Lord for who HE is and respect HIS place in my life. Flowing in this understanding helps me to remember and never forget that the Lord is real and very present in my day to day life. I continue to grow in my relationship with Him; trusting Him more, loving Him more and honoring Him more.
So today, I'm not going to fill my schedule with just things to do, places to go and people to see. But, I am going to walk about my day, empty, walking in the presence of the Lord and spending time with the Lord.
Remember, surrender all ...
Tynisha
When I think about all that the Lord has done in me. I can't help but acknowledge the amount of time that he set aside for me and took with me to see me through my healing and deliverance. The moment when HE said, it's now, when I am going to clear my schedule and give her my undivided attention. I find myself, filling up my schedule because not every second or hour is accounted for, or I think, there is always something (productive) that I can be doing. And while that can be true at times, I have to remember to recognize that I am in a relationship with the Lord and I have to make time for HIM. The kind of time He made when I cried out to him with a broken heart, the kind of time HE made when I was living my life through depression, or when my marriage was in trouble and needed a miracle. I will never be able to repay the Lord for all He has done, and he doesn't expect us to. But in any meaningful relationship there needs to be honor and respect. I honor the Lord for who HE is and respect HIS place in my life. Flowing in this understanding helps me to remember and never forget that the Lord is real and very present in my day to day life. I continue to grow in my relationship with Him; trusting Him more, loving Him more and honoring Him more.
So today, I'm not going to fill my schedule with just things to do, places to go and people to see. But, I am going to walk about my day, empty, walking in the presence of the Lord and spending time with the Lord.
Remember, surrender all ...
Tynisha
Amen Tynisha !
ReplyDeleteThank you Ericka, some times it's easy to forget to make the time. But I am grateful for his mercies. Thank you for your continual support.
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