I woke up this morning in an exhausted haze. Knowing I have 10000 things to do today, and every day, I got myself out of bed and.... that's about as far as I made it. I stood in my doorway, my mind running through my list of tasks, my eyes still half shut. After some contemplation about my next action, half asleep, I had two thoughts:
1. Coffee 2. Jesus (Order in no way representative of importance) And it occurred to me, those minutes I stood in a daze, unsure what to do first, unable to think straight is how I've been living my life lately. I don't know about you, but I go through these phases of being very diligent in my bible study, and then very lax. Though I know how important it is to spend time with God, I get so wrapped up in my own world - so many things to do, so tired, still need to work out, my favorite show is on, I've been wanting to read this book, and the list goes on and on. Needless to say, I have not been very committed to my walk with God lately, and that's just not fair - not to Him, and not to me. Because of it, I have been exhausted, trying to do this life by myself, pretending that I have it all under control, unsure what step to take next. Here's the truth - God will guide our steps, but we must do more than spend time with Him, we must MAKE time for Him. There's a difference. You see, when we decide we are going to "spend time with God," it's easy to make excuses not to. It's easy to put it off, and miss a day or two - which turns into a week or two, and before you know it it's been weeks since you prayed, or read your bible, and you've been making all sorts of life decisions on your own, which you are now coming to realize maybe weren't the best... but when we "make time for God," we are making a conscious decision to put God first. We are deciding that He is more important than other parts of our life, and we are actively choosing to follow His command. We are dedicating time to Him, by giving up whatever else we would have been doing. We are not letting the hectic times of life get in our way of learning, praying, and loving. We make time for what is important to us; we make time for our priorities. "Spending time with God" is passive, "Making time for God" is active. Don't live a passive life. Through Grace, we are forgiven for the times we write off God, but we are not excused. Look, I get it. Life is busy. God gets it too. That doesn't change the fact that God tells us to "delight in [His ways}," or "draw near" to Him. The Lord longs for us to spend time with Him, because He knows what is best for us. And it's true, maybe I won't have time to do my yoga this morning, or watching my morning news, because I decided instead to read and reflect on God's word, but I have to learn to be okay with that. God knows that the more time we spend in His word, and praying, and being near to Him, the better off we will be, the closer we will become to Him, the more our hearts will shift to be like His. And the less we make time for Him, we will not find that rest He has promised us, we will not know His promises, or His teachings, we will be more likely to walk into sin, we will be exhausted. Ask yourself, if someone watched your life, could they tell that God was important to you? It all comes down to this: if you aren't making time for God, then He isn't a priority. Harsh, but true. You put your favorite shows ahead of Him, or maybe it's a few more minutes of sleep, or whatever it is, you're telling God that it is more important than Him. Me too. The God of the universe wants to spend time with you, because He loves you. That should move you. We can't keep on living like we don't need Him, because we do. We can't keep on living like He doesn't care if we read our bibles, because He does. We can't keep on living like we have this all under control, because we don't. We must make God a priority. He pulls us out of half-awake haze, our stumble to pick our next move, our inability to rest. Not to mention, He deserves it. He is, after all, God.
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AuthorHello! I'm Becca -humanitarian, caffeine addict, lover of books, people, and all things Jesus. You can find me in my pajamas, day dreaming about rainy days and saving the world. Archives
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