It may be a long shot but anyone else loss time? I find myself just getting through the day and not really remembering what I did from one day to the next. On Tuesday this week, I struggled remembering why I couldn’t pick up my granddaughter from school on Monday. I finally gave in and looked at the calendar. It was less than 24 hours later and I was obvious!
I am a planner. I continue to document and keep a very full calendar. But it’s starting to feel like checking boxes and not really investing in anything I put time to.
I want to stop and smell the roses. I want to write things on the tablet of my heart. I want things to be meaningful and not wasted.
I need a plan. I need accountability!
I brought this to Jesus.
I’m not asking for signs and wonders. I just want every second I spent in prayer to be meaningful.
Here’s the plan the Holy Spirit has put on my heart:
Step #1- stop journaling what should be said out loud.
I write every morning a letter to Jesus. Lately, it’s been more of a repeat of ‘Thank you for this day to serve you and to share your love with others….’. And that’s a perfectly acceptable prayer… until it becomes repeat. Starting tomorrow, since I’ve already done it today, I will speak that and not write it down. (Although it does fill in the pages of a journal).
Step #2- write only what God has to say in response.
This would look more like God is writing the letter to me everyday. Who wouldn’t love that? I will capture every word that Holy Spirit says to my prayer and meditation. He’s putting the sword in my hand!!
Step #3- capture the events not the feelings, not the context.
This means I can keep my calendar… tracking major and minor events on the date they happen. God is on the move all the time, I just need to stop and realize it for what it is. Stop and smell the roses.
Step #4- Rest in His presence.
I need to stop watching the time and start really snuggling up to His presence. I need to turn off my brain, turn off my phone, and just sit with Him. I need to really breathe Him in. Not try to fill the time with anything other than rest. No requests, no thanksgiving, just allow Him to love me. That sounds amazing right now.
That’s the beginning of my plan.
What about you? Do you have something that you need to put at Jesus’s feet? Do you need a plan to give it new life? God’s waiting on us to be honest with Him! I feel like He’s always waiting on me to simply acknowledge that I need help. I struggle letting anyone know that I need help. I’m sure I’m not alone on that one!
My challenge for you today, is just let Him know that you need help. Wait on Him to show you where to start and how to breath new life into it.
Blessings.
Tabi