The Girl on the Run

For most of you that know me in real life, or are any of my close online friends, ya’ll would probably know that I’m the kind of girl that plans out her week, and is always organizing her time making sure not an hour goes to waste. For some of you who have actually had the opportunity to look at my schedule book, you would see that most of my days are crammed with one meeting after another or babysitting or helping out somewhere somehow. There are even days or weeks that I barely have time for myself or enjoy a nice cup of apple tea. This isn’t something unusual to me, cuz I’ve grown up with this mentality of constantly going from one place to another making sure that my time doesn’t go to waste, and always seeking an opportunity to seek in serving God. The saying "Don't do what you can today, tomorrow." was ingrained in my mind from an early age. Society has fed this concept that I had to be busy all the time in order to “achieve greatness” or to “be successful in life”. So I was just like the energizer bunny always on the run, I always needed to do something! It's not a bad thing to always be doing something; I actually think that's one of the gifts God has given me. You know, always being active in the community, being the person that lovingly greets everyone at the door. Yet as I go through the book of Ecclesiastes this week, I can't help but dwell on chapter 3 where it talks about how there is "A Time for Everything." Most of ya'll know me for someone who never runs out of things to talk about and even per long conversations that are only suppose to take 5 mins! But, lately God seems to be putting the verse in Psalm 46:10 in my heart. It says "Be still and know that I am God." I used to think that sitting still and just knowing that God exist was all that verse meant, but God shed a whole new light to this verse in my life. It wasn't just about knowing that He was there; it was about clearing my mind to hear His soft gentle voice throughout my day. Throughout my busy bee schedule my mind would be all over the place, thinking of what to do for the next day, thinking about how to focus on this task, thinking about the week ahead and how to fit all the different things I would be doing into a week's span, thinking about who asked to be prayed for, trying to remember what they asked to be prayed for, attempting to try and remember what I read in the Bible this morning. Just these never ending thoughts that would inhabit my brain throughout the day. And having television and music wasn't much assistance either. Don't get me wrong, I love to listen to music, but like it says in Ecclesiastes there's "a time for everything." I finally knew the problem to why I'm not able to have Christ in my mind throughout the day. It's cuz my mind wouldn't just sit and stop to listen to Him! I know it takes a lot of time and effort to finally have self control with my thoughts, but I'm sure it would be the most rewarding thing. Can you just imagine being able to hear your Savior's voice throughout the day and know what He's thinking? I think that would be incredible! So I encourage you, the next time you grab for your iPod or spend an hour in front of your TV, just clear your mind from the distraction of the world around you and listen for the gentle whisper that speaks right to your heart. :)