Ok so i have piano class once a week and every week Dr. Suttles reads us a devotion for the day. I really love it. So today he talked about loving God. Like really loving him in all aspects of life. He used the example of him and his wife. He said...I love my wife very much. We dont talk alot and when we do its because i need something, but i love my wife so much. When im not around her i dont really miss her, but i love her. When i am out with the guys i talk about her to them, but i love her. When i come home from work i am not excited to see her when i get home, but i love my wife.
then he said...does it sound like i love my wife, do you believe me?
Its the same as loving God. A lot of people say they do but they dont miss Him when they dont ahve time with Him, they love Him but they dont talk to Him unless they need something from Him. This really hit me hard today and made me think. I do love God and i know He loves me! It is very hard for me to find quiet time to spend with him. I know that is no excuse and i need to try harder. I try to relate it to seeing my friends. Like when i go a day or two with out seeing my best friends i feel like im missing something. I want to feel that way when i miss a day with God and that is how it should be. It upsets me because Im not really sure how to feel that way about someone, God, who I cannot see or touch, and i know He talks to me, but it is not in the way people talk to me. Which is really amazing how He can talk to us without words at all, but i think that is why i have trouble embracing having quiet time with God. Like i know hes always there and around me, but i...i dunno what im trying to say haha. But yeah.
anyways that was one thought from the day...second...was that i was reading an article for my GNED class...it was on realtionships. and the author had a quote from a guy who wrote the book, 'I Kissed Dating Goodbye.' the quote is....
"Like a fruit picked green or a flower plucked before it blossoms, our attempts to rush God's timing can spoil the beauty of His plan for our lives."
i am having a little time with getting ahead of myself. I need to try and stay more in the present and listen to what God is telling me and follow Him. I keep thinking about the future and what is to happen and what i want to do with my life...Have you ever had the feeling that you want to do so many things before you leave this earth and you might not have enough time to do them all in?....ok well i get that feeling probably every day. Just thought i would share.
well other than running all over lynchburg to pay my rent today was a pretty great day. God is so good. Its time for sleep...YAY!
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