Linger
"Ooh, you know I'm such a fool for you. You've got me wrapped around your finger. Do you have to let it linger? Do you have to, do you have to let it linger?'
Anyone remember that song? When I head the word linger I think of that song. The word has connotations of mellow, chill, easy in my head. To just be able to linger around and be still...
SO imagine my surprise this morning, when I am sitting here trying to clean up and stressing about all the "STUFF" going on in my life, well, lets break it down even further, all the stuff going on in just my morning, and I get a love note from my Awesome God.
"Linger in My Presence a while. Rein in your impulses to plunge into the day's activities. Beginning your day alone with Me is essential preparation for success. A great athlete takes time to prepare himself mentally for the feat ahead of him before he moves a muscle. Similarly, your time of being still in My Presence equips you for the day ahead of you. Only I know what will happen to you this day. I have arranged the events you will encounter as you go along your way. If you are not adequately equipped for the journey, you will grow weary and lose heart. Relax with Me while I ready you for action."
Oh man. Here I was getting ready to post this mopey status on Facebook about how I was feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, stressed, blah blah blah. And my God, who is ALWAYS faithful, stops me before I even open my computer, tells me to turn off my TV and ask myself, why do I feel like that? What is causing me to feel like that. And instantly I know the answer. I feel like this (A LOT) because I try to do things in my own strength. Who gets the glory for that? (Me) Who is it that I love to give all the glory to? (God) Which is a sincere desire of my heart, but when I step into the "real world" my flesh takes over and I suddenly have to carry everything on my own.
And my God, who loves me and knows everything about me, especially this tidbit, soothes my soul, calms be down, and brings me back to Him every time. Amazing. How could you not want to know the God who does that over and over no matter how many times we (I!!!!) mess up?
AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, His answer to me this morning was to chill out. Take a minute, think about Me and who you are in Me, and realize that I've got this. (I say that a lot when I pray, God's got this!) I have already planned out Your day, and your plan doesn't look quite like Mine. So lets get together on this, have a moment of ease and peace, and start over :-) Ready now? Now we can conquer the day together.
And then, I find myself delighting in the Lord, and Him giving me the sincere desires of my heart. To my Awesome God be all the glory.
Love always, Candi
Anyone remember that song? When I head the word linger I think of that song. The word has connotations of mellow, chill, easy in my head. To just be able to linger around and be still...
SO imagine my surprise this morning, when I am sitting here trying to clean up and stressing about all the "STUFF" going on in my life, well, lets break it down even further, all the stuff going on in just my morning, and I get a love note from my Awesome God.
"Linger in My Presence a while. Rein in your impulses to plunge into the day's activities. Beginning your day alone with Me is essential preparation for success. A great athlete takes time to prepare himself mentally for the feat ahead of him before he moves a muscle. Similarly, your time of being still in My Presence equips you for the day ahead of you. Only I know what will happen to you this day. I have arranged the events you will encounter as you go along your way. If you are not adequately equipped for the journey, you will grow weary and lose heart. Relax with Me while I ready you for action."
Oh man. Here I was getting ready to post this mopey status on Facebook about how I was feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, stressed, blah blah blah. And my God, who is ALWAYS faithful, stops me before I even open my computer, tells me to turn off my TV and ask myself, why do I feel like that? What is causing me to feel like that. And instantly I know the answer. I feel like this (A LOT) because I try to do things in my own strength. Who gets the glory for that? (Me) Who is it that I love to give all the glory to? (God) Which is a sincere desire of my heart, but when I step into the "real world" my flesh takes over and I suddenly have to carry everything on my own.
And my God, who loves me and knows everything about me, especially this tidbit, soothes my soul, calms be down, and brings me back to Him every time. Amazing. How could you not want to know the God who does that over and over no matter how many times we (I!!!!) mess up?
AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, His answer to me this morning was to chill out. Take a minute, think about Me and who you are in Me, and realize that I've got this. (I say that a lot when I pray, God's got this!) I have already planned out Your day, and your plan doesn't look quite like Mine. So lets get together on this, have a moment of ease and peace, and start over :-) Ready now? Now we can conquer the day together.
And then, I find myself delighting in the Lord, and Him giving me the sincere desires of my heart. To my Awesome God be all the glory.
Love always, Candi
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