Of course I immediately start singing the Diana Ross song form 1980 "Upside down, boy you turn me, inside out...and round and round. I really wanted to start today off with excerpts from the book Jesus Calling. It began by saying "I love you for who you are not what you do. Many voices vie for control of your mind, especially when you sit in silence." I usually try to spend a little bit of quiet time with God or just sitting "being still and knowing God is there." Psalm 46:10. The way my mind races 90 - nothing all the time, makes that task quite difficult. I immediately got side tracked by my friend's birthday today (multiple but one in particular). My old college buddy Scott Matthews has a birthday today. He and I met early on in our college lifetime and worked together just about everyday until we graduated. Stayed in touch through out had a visit once since then when I was in Dallas and thankfully (yes thankfully) for facebook, really have been in touch more than most people. I try to send Scott a card for his birthday every year or call and sing to him. I definitely send a text. This is an all around hard working, great guy and I love this friend so much. It makes me sad that we don't see one another enough and that he doesn't know Carey and Carey doesn't know his wife Nikki. I guess that is life when you live so far away.
Regardless I found myself already looking at the weather for today and trying to squeeze an hour and 1/2 of devotions and prayer into 30 minutes b/c I shut the alarm off this morning. Looks like I'll spend some of my lunch time and evening catching up which is ok. Basic premise in this paragraph today is to remember their is one God, one Lord, one Spirit, one faith, one baptism. (Ephesians 4: 1-4). We should be trying to discern God's voice and listen to when and how He is speaking to us and leading us throughout our days.
Upside Down - Rediscovering Jesus, Day 23
Is it just me or do the days get faster and faster. I need to pray for more focused time throughout the day so that I can accomplish all that I need to, but I also need to go bed before 11 to feel great the next morning and get up at 5am as I intend.
All this talk of transformation is scary. When Lent is over I think some devotionals centered on the Gospels and the lives of people who were transformed is in order. I need to do some true Bible Studying. It is scary, I just need to be ready and prepared and willing to accept what Jesus brings, knowing whole-heartedly that Joy comes in the morning. Joy is the greatest.
POINT TO PONDER: Be Open.
That's pretty simple, but still not easy b/c we're so busy with life these days. I have to take steps back and take it all in.
VERSE TO LIVE: "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me." Psalm 51:10
Makes me think of Greta singing this at church.
QUESTION TO CONSIDER:
What's preventing you from making yourself available to God?
I feel like I'm trying to do this and then the daily grind takes over. Work gets in the way, food gets in the way, plans for tomorrow and the next day get in the way. It's hard to stop and think about God in every instant of that day. He's there and we can stop and talk anytime, so why don't I?
PRAYERS: Jesus, I make myself 100 percent available to you today.
I need to keep repeating this prayer and make this happen.
Ready for the transformation, shaken to the core....come on shake. (go look up that song) :)
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