Monday, May 30, 2011

It’s not more hours you need…



“When you reach the banks of the Jordan River, take a few steps into the river and stop. So Joshua told the Israelites, ‘Come and listen to what the LORD your God says.’ Today you will know that the living God is among you.” Joshua 3:8-10

She is a mommy, a wife, an employee, whether to an actual boss or her family. She is a friend, a daughter, and a sister. From the time her eyes open to the time they close, she never stops going.

The moments she has to spare, are filled with work, dishes, laundry, cleaning, or catching up on loose ends from the day before. It seems as though there is never enough time in her day, yet she adds more to her load every day.

As the day comes to an end and her head hits the pillow, she wonders how another day has gone by so quickly, and yet again, she has failed to spend time with the One who so desperately longs for her attention.

Her mind replays all her day consisted of and even begins to wonder off to the things that await her tomorrow. The new agenda, the newest needs of her children, husband, and so on. She is even reminded of the task she so easily said yes to.

Before she knows it her mind is racing with all the things she has to do, that she has agreed to do, signed up to do, that she has already been so distracted by the tugging in her heart.

The tugging begins again this time with a little more force than before. She becomes unsettled, frustrated, and even sad over the thought that another day was here and gone and she was so busy with her daily chores that she missed that intimate, personal, and much needed time with the One who desires her.

“Jesus I need more time in my day.” She prays.

It’s not more hours that you need, my sweet princess. It’s rearranging your schedule to make Me priority. I take precedence over your family, your duties, and commitments. Just as you make time to do everything you do, you must also make time to be with Me. I am the most important thing in your day. I need and must be placed above ANY and everything. There is plenty of time in your day, and there are plenty of opportunities for you to be with Me. Give your schedule to Me and I will show you all the places and times that you could spend with Me. I will fuel your tired and weary body with the energy it needs to rise and meet Me. I desire YOU! Your day should be filled with time for Me.


 I will fill your day with accomplishment, but You must give Me your day. I am the LORD. I will have no idol before Me. Don’t let your busyness consume you, for then it becomes your idol. You begin to focus on it, think about it, and do all you can to be successful at it. I am to come first even over the things you value the most; your children, spouse, job, etc.

Let me amaze you by the time I create for you when you come to Me. I have SO much to share with you, to tell you, to lavish upon you. Come to Me, I have and will not move no matter how quickly the time goes. You are my precious creation; I have found favor in YOU. And I love you.


Make time for Me

With love,

Jesus