There’s daily devotions, bible apps, Wednesday night worship, even Worship tours. So we have a lot of Jesus around us right? But are we truly active in Him is my question.
This is what I was convicted of this week.
I look at my extremely long to-do lists and think to myself that I need a week or two that simply do not count to get everything done and then I can go back to real life. This week I decided to take a lot of ‘time for myself’. Wherein I watched some Netflix, read, and made bracelets. It was fantastic! One night I actually watched a movie, I really don’t remember the last time I just sat and watched a movie. Granted I was writing fundraising notes while I was doing so, but still, I sat and relaxed. The next day it was like all my stress and worries over how I was going to get everything done was gone.
Today at church a guy shared about how while he was at a worship conference, God spoke to Him saying that he doesn’t have to always be ‘doing things for Jesus’ but can just ‘be with Jesus’ and that is enough.
This hit Home, let me tell you. With my busy schedule I’ve stopped reading my daily devotional book so I can sleep longer but instead am using my Bible app. Now there is nothing wrong with a bible app mates! Honest, I love it! But when I heard this guy share it made me really look at the way I was living.
Sure I’m getting ready for an amazing adventure that God is calling me on, leading a worship ministry, and finishing a semester in school. All of which are extremely important and that God has called me to, but He has also called me into a relationship with Him. And that my friends is the most important thing ever. There are times when I feel guilty when I take a moment for myself to read the Word because I think and feel like i should be reading for a class or working on something else. But in actuality, it is allowing me to grow closer to my Father which is the most important thing right now. (Don’t take it that I’m not reading for school-I totally am!! Honest : ))
God wants us to come and be in a relationship with Him. So take some time and just be with Him today and tomorrow and the rest of your days. I will start to try and not feel guilty about it because the days that I really do spend undivided attention is on Him, my whole attitude, perspective, everything changes for the rest of the week.
Just a little food for thought.
