Wait
"I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope." ~Psalm 130: 5
Wait...hmmm...this is what I feel like God is saying to me lately. To wait and to slow down. Even to read the words this morning makes me feel calm.
I have not been executing my plan of more alone time or of a bedtime around 11:00. Consequently i am not being consistent in my workout schedule or school. i am definitely a scheduled person. I love spontaneity just as much as the next person, but day to day I enjoy a certain consistency.
My friend that is in the military is very scheduled. Thinking back I'm surprised we didn't end up together considering that we grew up together, dated, and that we're so similar. God works in ways I can't understand.
My friend, Josh, is in Germany now and I desperately want to visit. I received an email from him this morning, which is always exciting for me. There is a comforting feeling that comes from talking to someone who really knows you. When I say knows you I mean they really know your heart, your dreams, your fears, and your annoying habits.
Anyway, he is doing well and has forgiven me for not calling on his birthday. He knows that if I had any memory at all I would have called because he is very important to me. Ah, the grace that comes from knowing.
God knows me, better than I know myself and he grants me grace. "O Lord, you have searched me and you know me." ~Psalm 139:1 Praise God!
How gracious am I to those that I know? I am shamed to say that I have a long way to go. This is true at least with my mother. I know her heart, her intentions, and I love her for who she is, but I don't know if I always portray that. They say that you hurt the ones you love and I believe that is true. It is sad but makes sense. You are yourself around them, they know the ugly parts of you and yet they won't forsake you. That is why it is so easy to choose not to exercise self-discipline around those people, even though they are the ones that deserve your best. Maybe this is why there are so many divorces. The fact that love is a choice and once you make that decision you get the bad with the good. Maybe people aren't prepared to be the one that receives the most joy and also the most pain. Thus a huge dilemma because, in my opinion, you cannot have one without the other. I think the most genuine feelings of love come from those who know they have been wrong or hurtful and realize that you loved and accepted them anyway. Ironic.
I can't remember who said it but it has stayed with me: The opposite of love is not hate, it is apathy.
I have also heard that to know someone is to love them. I think this is true in some respect but I would say that to know someone is to understand them and to understand someone is to love them. If only I had learned that lesson a long time ago before I was so foolish with my heart. You can love anyone if you understand why they are the way they are. It is so important to wait on the Lord!
"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the well spring of life." ~ Prv. 4:23
"A man's wisdom gives him patience..." ~Prv. 19:11
Sarah Groves is a phenomenal Christian Artist and one of her songs says: "Search me and know my heart oh God. See if there is any wrong thing in me. All I have ever really wanted are clean hands and a pure heart."
I keep thinking of this as I write.
Wait...hmmm...this is what I feel like God is saying to me lately. To wait and to slow down. Even to read the words this morning makes me feel calm.
I have not been executing my plan of more alone time or of a bedtime around 11:00. Consequently i am not being consistent in my workout schedule or school. i am definitely a scheduled person. I love spontaneity just as much as the next person, but day to day I enjoy a certain consistency.
My friend that is in the military is very scheduled. Thinking back I'm surprised we didn't end up together considering that we grew up together, dated, and that we're so similar. God works in ways I can't understand.
My friend, Josh, is in Germany now and I desperately want to visit. I received an email from him this morning, which is always exciting for me. There is a comforting feeling that comes from talking to someone who really knows you. When I say knows you I mean they really know your heart, your dreams, your fears, and your annoying habits.
Anyway, he is doing well and has forgiven me for not calling on his birthday. He knows that if I had any memory at all I would have called because he is very important to me. Ah, the grace that comes from knowing.
God knows me, better than I know myself and he grants me grace. "O Lord, you have searched me and you know me." ~Psalm 139:1 Praise God!
How gracious am I to those that I know? I am shamed to say that I have a long way to go. This is true at least with my mother. I know her heart, her intentions, and I love her for who she is, but I don't know if I always portray that. They say that you hurt the ones you love and I believe that is true. It is sad but makes sense. You are yourself around them, they know the ugly parts of you and yet they won't forsake you. That is why it is so easy to choose not to exercise self-discipline around those people, even though they are the ones that deserve your best. Maybe this is why there are so many divorces. The fact that love is a choice and once you make that decision you get the bad with the good. Maybe people aren't prepared to be the one that receives the most joy and also the most pain. Thus a huge dilemma because, in my opinion, you cannot have one without the other. I think the most genuine feelings of love come from those who know they have been wrong or hurtful and realize that you loved and accepted them anyway. Ironic.
I can't remember who said it but it has stayed with me: The opposite of love is not hate, it is apathy.
I have also heard that to know someone is to love them. I think this is true in some respect but I would say that to know someone is to understand them and to understand someone is to love them. If only I had learned that lesson a long time ago before I was so foolish with my heart. You can love anyone if you understand why they are the way they are. It is so important to wait on the Lord!
"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the well spring of life." ~ Prv. 4:23
"A man's wisdom gives him patience..." ~Prv. 19:11
Sarah Groves is a phenomenal Christian Artist and one of her songs says: "Search me and know my heart oh God. See if there is any wrong thing in me. All I have ever really wanted are clean hands and a pure heart."
I keep thinking of this as I write.
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