Sitting in my chair, reflecting on my day, I cannot help but feel happy. Music playing and house asleep, I feel like I am getting that moment with God; which I desire to stay! Sadly, I know that this time will end. Why is it that these intimate times with God are so rare? I mean, I feel God during the day and feel Him leading me certain ways, but it never seems as intense as it is right now. I wish I could just bottle up this feeling and open it up throughout my days.
What is the big difference between now and the other parts of the day? I think that it comes down to this...tempo. What do I mean? Tempo is the pace or rate at which something or someone is moving. The difference between our nights and days is the pace at which our lives are moving. I know that in my life, I feel that there is so much to do and so many opportunities to take advantage of that I just keep going and going and going...until the day is over and it is time to sleep. It is the times where I cannot fall asleep and have time to slow down and just think about God and life that I start to feel this genuine connection with God.
I know that I need to just slow down and take the time to let God speak to me and connect to me at a deep level throughout the day, but it is hard to slow down. Honestly, at times I do not know how to slow down. There is so much pressure from people at work, friends, and even family that just makes me feel like I have to travel a million miles an hour to get it all done. I want to slow down and wish I had the formula to fix this problem for everyone, but I do not.
For me, I am going to weed out the stuff that is just not necessary in my life and learn to not care so much about the cultural normalities. I am sure that it is not going to be easy, but I do know that I have an awesome God that is here for me every step of the way and is bigger than any trial I may face. So I find peace in Him, and Him alone.
I challenge you to try this out with me...however this applies to you, because it is time to slow down and smell the flowers!
