Valuable lesson - as taught by a child

Yesterday here was a rainy and gloomy day – a great day to do absolutely NOTHING! After a day of doing nothing, the girls and I woke up this morning feeling . . . .hmmm . . . BLAH is the only word that comes to mind. We really had to motivate ourselves to get up and get going.

Once we got going, though, there seemed to be no stopping us. J Do you sometimes feel like that? Like you could just laze around for the rest of your life and not do a single thing? Then when you finally force yourself to get a move on, you wonder why you ever felt like just wasting the day away?

Well, today was definitely that kind of day for all of us. It was 9:30 before we even made it upstairs to have our “Quiet time with God” or “QTWG.” And I seriously doubt we would have made it then if Kenne hadn’t asked “when are we going upstairs for QTWG?”

You see, when I woke up, I noticed HOW MUCH did not get done yesterday: no dishes, no floors, no dusting, no picking up after ourselves. In other words, our house was a wreck! I became so wrapped up in undoing the damage of our “nothing” day, that I pushed aside our daily QTWG.

I think we are all guilty of becoming so focused on what needs to be done in our earthly lives that we push aside God until it is more convenient for us. Can you imagine what our lives would be like if God did that to us – pushed us aside until it was more convenient for Him? I am so thankful that God loves us the way he does and that he doesn’t push us aside until a more convenient time. My house will be cleaned today. Of that, I have absolutely no doubt. But we all have to strive to put God first. What is it someone said recently regarding tithing? “Give God the first part?” Well, shouldn’t we make that our motto regarding all things in life? Give God the first part? Hmmm, I have a lot to think about today!

Dear Father, I have no clue how or even WHY You love us the way You do. But I DO know that I am so thankful that You do what You do, the way You do it. Thank You, God, for EVERYTHING You have blessed upon us and please keep us focused on the positive aspects of Your blessings. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Okee dokee folks – have a fabulous day!