He Is Not A Side Line Daddy

     She couldn't see Him as she learned to ride her bike at seven years old. And she could not see him when she made forts in the living room with her cousins. She could not see him when she moved to a different state with arms folded. She could not see him as she met one of her best friends. She could not see Him when she walked through the halls of her high school. She could not see Him as she walked across a stage wearing a blue cap and gown. She could not see Him as He provided for her first year of college. She could not see Him when she met some of her closests friends and was blessed by wonderful relationships and community of believers. She could not see him as she went through a deep valley of despair while moving forward with perseverance and in prayer as she prayed, "Have your way." She could not see Him when she was so excited when she started dating a young Christ warrior in her second year of college. She could not see Him as she persevered through academic hardships. She could not see Him as she was accepted to a local four year university. And she knew she would not see Him as she walked across the stage to graduation with her Associate of Arts degree, but she knew that He would be there. She knew that He would be sitting in the front row even though she could not see him. She knew that He had always gone before her and prepared the way. She knew that even though she could not physically see Him, He was ALWAYS THERE and would ALWAYS BE THERE. She knew that he was not a distant daddy. She knew that as she was drawing nearer to Him, He was drawing nearer to her. She knew that He was never on the sidelines, because He was always a  holding-her-hand daddy. She knew He would never leave her nor forsake her. And she knew that He loved her and always will love her. 
    Although she is figuring out who she is, she knows whose she is. She knows that she is His, first and foremost, forever His.
   She praises Him for not being a side line daddy, because she knows He is so much more than that.

Taking It Slow

As your feet go, go, go you are saying, "no, no no."
As I whisper softly, "slow, slow, slow,"
"for I have things to show," and "if you would just rest you would know, as you come there is food for your soul."
    Often times I believe my heart cry has been "no," towards the Lord as He is saying "slow, slow slow," because He has things that He wants to teach me if I would only enter into His presence.
    I may have somewhat of a peaceful and calm personality, but I most definitely am completely restless before the Lord. I feel as though I am just now learning the importance of being still in His presence and how to do that. I am learning to have a heart and a physical position similar to Mary's.
     Mary sat at Jesus Christ's feet, ready to learn, she knew how to physically be still before the Lord.  Mary for sure was a Psalm 46:10 woman.
    Often times in my life I have been so busy and decided to cut out my quiet time. The Lord has so much He wants to teach and show us, He totally wants to minister to our hearts, and I don't want to miss out on sweet time with the Lord.
    I am very excited to continue to learn what it means to sit at His feet. I know that if I do not slow down and sit at His feet I will miss what it is God wants to teach me. I hope you are encouraged to slow down, get in the Lord's presence, and simply being still and quiet before Him. Nothing is more beautiful or satisfying than to commune with our Creator.

Isaiah 48:17 
This is what the Lord says--
Your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go."

Free, Free to Be a Stinkin' Nut!

   Normally the posts on this blog are on the serious side and about what I'm learning about, but I wanted to shake things up a little. Hang on!

    I arrived at the optometrist's office early to take a look at the frames they had to offer. I was surprised at the large section of frames and was excited to try them on. I was looking for a pair of somewhat sophisticated and yet fun glasses that would fit my face shape and get me through college and beyond (frames can be expensive and I want to keep a pair of frames for as long as possible).
   I was so excited and confident that I could pick out a pair of glasses that were fun and that I liked. Well, lets just say I am such a nut (silly). There were several glasses that I looked at, decided to pick up and even go as far as try them on and they were absolutely ridiculous on me. I was in this small office trying on glasses and laughing all by myself. Yes, I did try on several pairs of glasses, look in the mirror, laugh hysterically, and quickly take them off of my face. I am sure the ladies sitting in the waiting area thought I was such a nut. Lesson learned, the next time I go to pick out frames I will have someone I trust come and help me. Its okay though, I'm free, free to be a stinkin' nut!

A Sweet Little Sound

The other night around eleven I had my window open as a beautiful, calm, March breeze rushed pass my skin. As I sat on my bed studying biology I realized there was a sweet little sound on the other side of my window. The beautiful little sound was coming from a small bird. As I closed my eyes I was able to forget that it was eleven p.m. and was instead envisioning the rising sun. I was indeed caught off guard as this little bird beautifully sang its song late that night. This bird was in the midst of singing a beautiful song unto its Creator! I was somewhat surprised to hear it. I for some reason or another thought birds only sang during the day...praise God they sing beautiful songs at night! Its so awesome! I don't know why this experience was captivating and yes, it was very exciting to me! I think it is so wonderful that birds sing praises unto the lord everyday at all times. If a bird is singing praises at 11:30 PM on a branch in the cool of the night... I most definitely wanted to join in and sing a beautiful melody too. I then sang a few songs while the Creator continued to send a cool breeze through my window. I love sweet moments with the Creator. What beautiful moment(s) have you had with your Creator this week?