This is flip-flop buying season! Every year we take the kids to pick out a new pair of two for the summer and they really looking forward to it.
Last year I told Lauren to find a style she liked as I was helping Elijah on the other side of the isle. When I came back around the corner, this is what I was met with. She had taken every prefer ed color and lay them on the floor in a semi-circle. She just couldn't decide on the perfect pair!
Now forward a few days, and I found myself at Lifeway trying to decide which women's study to do next. Topical or inductive; short or long; video or book only; Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, Lisa Whelchel, the list goes on! I was there it seemed hours!
It was then I began to wonder: How much time do we waste trying to find the perfect study? The perfect quiet time? The perfect song or "mood" to feel God? Just like the flip-flops, it doesn't really matter which. They all protect the bottom of your feet.
Pick a study! They all teach you about God. Just have a quiet time-He'll meet you there. Who cares if you're in the mood to feel His presence- I think He appreciates it all the more for the effort.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to find the right thing. Just don't waste too much time trying to find it!
I think thats a hard thing to remember. The fact that to God its about the fact that we spend time with Him... not the way we spend our time? It's like when I go to the gym. the days that I think I'm too worn out or just don't want to go... those are the days I get the best workout!
ReplyDeleteIt's the same with my time spent with God. the days I feel too rushed... too tired... those are the times that I find God teaching me the most.
Or maybe those are just the times I end up more focused?