A TIME FOR GOD
” Heavenly Father, I ask that you be Glorified through this message.”
Amen
Last week we were talking about being used by GOD for the service to others.
You may be asking yourself……….”Just what does that look like for me.”
It is different for different people, But the meaning is the same for everyone.
Serving, ( or helping ) someone because you know it is what GOD would want you to do. You take no credit for yourself and you expect nothing in return. You are serving HIM. It’s when you know in your heart that you are serving (helping) someone because you will gain from it, then it becomes selfish and you are doing it for your own gain, then you are serving yourself.
I have heard it said many times, “I just don’t have time.” I’ve heard it said because I have said It. I believe that we all make time for the things that are truly important to us. If you are very busy, then you should pray about it and ask God to allow you more time with HIM. Trust me, HE will answer your prayers.
Lately, I find myself waking up especially early in the mornings. ( for me anyway) “For some reason” I wake up around 4:30 or 5:00 am. I know HE heard my prayers asking for more time. I used to sleep until about 7:30 or 8:00 . I would have my coffee in bed (which my husband would usually bring to me). watch a little TV, morning news, or a pastor’s message, whatever it was, and then I would get out of bed around 9:00 or 10:00. At that point, I would go about my daily routine, clean my house, do laundry, and prepare meals. you get the picture. By the end of the day, I was exhausted then it was time to go to bed, wake up the next morning, and repeat the same process all over again.
Life gets pretty monotonous if we let it. And then something happens. In my case, a tragedy that stirred up my life. IT ROCKED MY WORLD, in a bad way. BUT GOD saw it all. HE opened my eyes and gave me a new direction. HE laid it on my heart to use this emptiness, this brokenness in my life to do something for the good of life. Instead of languishing in my grief, I could be lifted to a new height to think of others rather than myself. I could give myself to seeking GOD’S will for my life.
Since the tragedy, I now spend more time with GOD, I pray a lot more. I asked GOD to give me time to be with HIM. I simply talk with HIM. I’m pretty sure my conversations are pretty juvenile at times, but HE knows me so well. HE will correct me if my attitude is wrong. I know immediately that is not HIS way. HE corrects my thinking and puts me back on the right path.
Even though my daily routine has taken a new direction, I still have days of grief. This will be a lifelong process. I’ve heard it said from parents who have gone through the same grief. I know that is only natural and HE allows us to grieve. I have to remember, HE grieved when HIS son died. HE knows how precious our loved ones are. After all, HE gave them to us and HE loved them more than we do. My heart says that no one could love them more than I do, BUT GOD reminds me that HE loved them enough to die for them. My faith reminds me that GOD said we will see them again. Then I am at peace in my heart.
