How are you making space for God today? It is so easy to fill our days with important things and somehow leave out the most important. Making sure we make time to spend with God should take the highest priority but unfortunately, the sacred often gets pushed back by the mundane. It is not so much a lack of priorities but rather a lack of perspective.
We become overwhelmed with the sheer volume of the mundane and step into the circular race that ends where it starts. We give in to the pressure to perform and we know that God will understand if we wait until later to spend time with him. So we justify in our minds the idolatry of productivity. Before we know it, we have gone days or weeks without spending quality time with the creator.
But there is a very interesting truth that we often overlook. The truth is this – we cannot be the best version of ourselves (that means even in the area of productivity) when our focus is on anything other than the Father.
But this focus takes intentionality on our part. Focus does not just happen. We must work at it – – constantly. We must create space in our schedules and in our lives to allow God to work. God provides the progression toward being more like Jesus but we must do our part.
I am excited that this Sunday we will begin a new series – Practice Makes Perfect. If you are in the Corpus Christi area, I encourage you to make this series a part of your August plan. We will be working through some habits that can make a real difference in your walk.
Create space today!
No more fear!
I got in on a game of Gaga Ball and got to eat camp food and go to worship with the group before heading back last night. The games were fun and the speaker was great but what impacted me the most was getting to watch our kids worship. So often, I fear kids do not feel part of what happens in corporate worship on Sunday mornings. I was moved to hear kids singing with open hearts.
I had a friend send this picture to me yesterday. As you can see, I am not sure the person used the sun visor properly – so either some training in proper use of this particular sun visor would be in order or someone needs to call the police.
What a beautiful picture of home. Finding complete contentment and security in the love that Jesus has for you!
Clay in the Hands 