That was me to my daughter, Julie, before sleeping last night. Everything I said I was going to do, I haven’t done. I just laze out watching TV! I’m so pitiful! Five minutes after feeling like a total bum, God spoke to me through my meditation book:
“Even when you feel good for nothing, give Me this nothing. Didn’t I create with nothing?” – He and I
Awww! Is God sweet or what? I’m talking the perfect message for me to read after beating myself up to my daughter:
“Even when you feel good for nothing, give Me this nothing. Didn’t I create with nothing?”
And that’s the love I’ve gotten to know from Him, even at my lowest moments, He shows up with such attention to let me know He’s with me. The book continued:
“All I ask of you is the will to give yourself to Me at all times, in cloud or sunshine. And I’ll take you into the happy Upper Room of My servants and My friends.”
God, I will do my best! This morning that meant going to church with a neighbour. ‘Mom, why are we going?’ one of the girls asked. I said I feel God asking me to go. And I was thrilled that we did. The Pastor spoke directly to me about my laziness, procrastinating, and wasting of time (the queen of Netflix over here!). I even went to the altar to rededicate my life to Him and to continue striving to be the person He has called me to be and not so distracted.
But despite not taking my work for God seriously as I had hoped to on this break from boys and my husband, the most important thing has happened, though: I’ve gotten closer to Him! I’m finding Him show up in the tiniest of details. I’m feeling Him stronger in my spirit. Like trying to explain to the girls why we were going to church today, I just felt Him asking me to go. Like do this for Me, please, Nik. And after He has exceeded my expectations in every aspect of my life, I was happy to oblige. God, anything for You.
A life lived close to God is really the best. His ways are so much better than our ordinary human ways. Are you ready to dedicate your life to Him? For me that means focusing back on Him with my alone times for at least 30 minutes a day reading my meditation books asking, ‘God, what do You have to say to me right now?’ Then, living a life pleasing to Him in every moment. My life is becoming a Joyous Journey with God!
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