Anchored In

Sometimes I walk too fast. People who know me laugh at this. Someone once taught me a really valuable lesson using this simple example. When I walk ahead, sometimes I can feel left behind, but it's up to me to slow down and keep pace with the person I'm walking beside. Slowing down and letting them set the pace, letting them lead, results in me no longer feeling alone, frustrated, or impatient and waiting. Recently, I've been learning to slow down and really pause on the phrase, "one day at a time". When I think too far ahead I can get easily overwhelmed, frustrated or even afraid. It's as though I'm letting my thoughts walk too far ahead, instead of walking in pace with Christ. Believing, and accepting, Trusting, is hard, but it's a lot easier one day at a time. This has been the prayer of my heart recently,

Does God Have Your Attention?

"But God saves those who suffer through their suffering: he gets them to listen through their pain." --Job 36:15 (NCV)

I told God the other day, "OK. I hear you. I will listen. And I don't need migraine pain anymore. Father you have my attention." I don't actually believe God was giving me the migraine, it's just that I deeply believe He can take it away right then and there. But I also believe there is something to be gained by this suffering – by this pain.