I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to be in relationship with the Lord.
I have a lot of energy. It is really hard for me to sit and just be. Yet, the most meaningful relationships in my life are those that I can simply just be with the person. We don’t have to be doing something absolutely insane and astoundingly fun. We can simply just be together.
Sadly that is not always how I think of my relationship with God. So often I find that in order for me to want to spend time with God there has to be something incredible happening. It’s so hard for me to want to simply be in the presence of God.
I was reading the verse Jeremiah 29:13 this morning and it really caught my attention:
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
So often I’m frustrated in my quiet times because I’m waiting for God to WOW me so that I can be like, “Dang God that was amazing. Good stuff. Aight imma go now. See ya!”
I am terrible at just being. I want time with God to snap, crackle, and pop!
So today my prayer is that the Lord would quiet my mind and prepare my heart to be with Him. That I would put my phone away, push out all the distractions, and seek out the Lord. I want to find Him in all His glory within the pages of the Bible. I want to look for Him in His creation as I go for a run. I want to worship Him with all that I am. I want to sit at His feet and be – be the sinful creation that I am, that He has forgiven, that He loves.
As I think about the World Race, I think about how I cannot wait to share Christ’s love with others. I’ve been on several missions’ trips before, all of which were short term. We would go to a community and share the gospel with them and leave. And that is not a bad thing! The Lord calls us to plant the seed.
However, often times I wished that we had more time. More time to just be with people, to really get to know them. That we wouldn’t be rushing around to different VBS activities, or onto the next thing on our schedule.
That is why I am so excited for the World Race. My team will be in each country for a MONTH. A month isn’t forever, but it will allow time to simply be with people. I will have time sit and listen and learn about them. Relationships will be built, love will be conveyed, the gospel of Jesus Christ will be shared. Gosh that makes me so excited.
Anyway, join me today, even in the business of your schedule, to be with the creator. Invite Him into your day. Seek him in the little things. He is there – patiently waiting, always loving.
