My daughter come, rest. I know you by name -you are Mine.
Dad, You’ve shown me so many things lately, and I never pursue you enough to get a deeper understanding about them. For instance, the other day you showed me what my mind was made of, what took up most of the space in my mind by showing me a bowl that was filled with food. What I immediately saw was green salad, which is healthy, but when I dug a little deeper I saw there was a lot of sugar underneath. I don’t know how this can be because in my daily routine, I don’t put unhealthy things in my mind like television or other sources of social media.
My daughter, it’s not what you’re putting in, it’s what you’re not putting in. In this way you’re being like Martha, not giving enough time for what I want to give you through others.
Dad, I know I don’t read enough. I already feel like I can never keep my house clean because of all the dog hair…I’ve lost hope in that area. And you’ve already shown me that I need to delegate the things that need to be done, which I’m going to be doing more.
I love you Caroline, come and follow me. Don’t give up hope….
Father, I feel like I’m always running but can never catch up and be at the place you want me to be. I’m never doing things like I should be doing them. But even in this, help me to have the right mindset and look at things from your perspective and not mine.
Caroline, it’s always in the small steady steps.
Dad, if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t take time to care for myself like you want me to, like reading. I love reading. I have books that I’ve shelved that I need to take down again. Thank you for being my Dad and being so real to me. I love you too.
Reflection:
This Christmas season has been a busy time like how it normally is. But what I’m so disappointed with is having to stay home more again because of this fourth wave of covid. For now I think we’ll be watching church online again and having a zoom meeting instead of a christmas gathering.
But when I think about how the Lord is keeping me close to himself during this time, I’m not feeling as alone as I could be feeling…. The Lord has reminded me that I need to be reading more, so he’s giving me permission to have a time of solitude everyday when I can hear his voice another way, which is to hear him in the books I need to be reading. I’ve recently rearranged my desk; I have many of William Barclay’s Daily study bible and commentary on my desk, but there are books missing that I need to get. I would also like to get some of CS Lewis’s books…I’ve never read any of his books but would like to. We have one book of his, the screw tape letters which I’ve started but have put down; I found that a bit boring. I’d also like to get Craig Groeschel’s book about winning the war on your mind.
Other things the Lord has been showing me lately, just talking about them briefly are that the time is closer than I think and that I need to be getting myself ready.. When the time comes, I won’t have a lot of time to get ready, so I need to start now already. I think the Lord is always preparing my heart for what he has in mind for me.. walking with him is never boring. Merry Christmas!! 🎄🎄