Wednesday July 25 2012:
Romans
6:16. “Don’t you realize that whatever
you choose to obey becomes your master?”
Who is your master? Every day I am tempted by invitations and
requests to participate in activities and time consuming past-times, most of
which I enjoy. There are also the
obligations of friends and family and the visitations to the elderly and so on
and so on. We are members of a golf club
which most of our closest friends belong to as well. There’s always the dilemma of being more
actively involved in the church. The
house is often neglected because of pressing appointments and obligations. We ‘have’ to entertain and return dinner
invitations not to mention the numerous phone calls to return and spend time
being a ‘good’ listener. I have several
half finished craft projects to complete and a plethora of material to begin
new projects. I need to spend at least
one hour a day practicing my music and keeping my voice in ‘shape’ so when I do
my entertaining in senior homes, I’ll be able to make the notes! And I have only 24 hours in a day!
My husband tells me I have
choices and he’s right! I have often
chosen the spirit of ‘busyness’ instead of the Spirit of God to fill my
life! Unless we choose to put God first,
our lives will never be what they could be.
God desires for us to be ‘fully alive’!
When we choose to remove him from the number one position, we interfere
with his plan for our lives.
There are so many
opportunities for us to neglect our relationship with Christ but when we
realize the importance of our choices, we can take steps to insure our master
is our Creator. As a result, our lives
will unfold as they should and we will experience what it means to be ‘fully
alive”!
Prayer for
today. “Dear Heavenly Father, I want to
be obedient to you and yet I put other things in front of serving you and
allowing you to be my Master. Help me to
prioritize my life so that you always come first. Help me not to get caught up in the busyness
of this life, I don’t have to do it all. Let me be willing to say “no” when I
need to and take time to be with you and serve you in the capacity you have
chosen for me. In Jesus Name. Amen
ha...this apple did not fall far from the tree! =) However...there are many opportunities to put God first in the busyness, many opportunities to minister and many opportunities to speak of God during these times too. But then it truly is wonderful to sit and listen to that still small voice as He whispers encouragement, love, acceptance, guidance, forgiveness and as he pours gentleness, tenderness and compassion with an out pouring of complete acceptance upon our spirits and souls whilst we sit and his feet and worship Him.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your heart My Mom! Thanks for being the PERFECT role model! Love you!