All this unity and hard work warrants some down time reflecting on your day. I love this part of the day where friends gather around the porch of the Pulperia de Mt. Horeb with a very cold Fresca or Coke and share about their day. They enjoy it as well. Someone said they were so grateful for being disconnected from their world this week and just enjoying chatting with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. They gathered around the dorm porch as well since there was so many blessings here this week. They enjoyed fellowship with one another which a great way to build unity within your church family. We all saw this a lot this week at Mt. Horeb. In the evenings we gathered up on the multi purpose porch for some amazing rain storms and devotionals. Just to be still and separate ourselves from the businesses of life is a God moment. We all enjoyed Lassie and Oso while sitting around as well. Mt. Horeb is a beautiful place to come and refuel your soul for Jesus and to simply slow down and enjoy life. One of our evening devotionals was from Kristine which hit home for a lot of us, Ginger included. Who has an agenda? Who has a daily list you have to complete? If you are honest with yourself the answer is yes to all of us reading this. Kristine shared how exercise had become her idol. She had to get that done daily at a certain time no matter what else was going on. Exercise consumed her life. Thank you Kristine for your sincere honesty here by the way. What a huge blessing this devotional was for me. Kristine was totally focused on her daily goals. She would get her exercise done first and move on to her day. Oh what about her time with the Lord, where does that fit into her schedule, her goals for the day? Do not get me wrong Kristine shared work ethics are great and goals are great too. But we can be so focused on this and not the big picture. What and where does God fit into all of this? We may miss a time of hearing God's will for our lives if we are too busy with our goals and schedules. We may miss out on what we need to hear from God and His calling in our lives. Especially if we are not in His Word daily, not being still and being in His Presence. This was five years ago in Kristine's life. She shared she still has list but she is not a slave to her list or goals and she puts God first especially before her time of exercise. Kristine shared with watered eyes God's way is always the best way for all of us. Don't miss out on what God wants you to do because of your own agenda. Wow, amen to that and amen again!!!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment