Sunday is a busy day for me. Busyness is a reality for all of us. I ran into an elderly couple. Literally. I was running into the church building as they were going out. We laughed and talked for a moment. Their to-do-list was long, however, their peace was evident. Too often, we allow busyness to take away our peace.
When we're immersed in what must be done, worried about what's ahead of us, and consumed by busyness, we find ourselves overwhelmed, driven by the stress of it all. In seasons of stress, it's wise and necessary to stop in the midst of the chaos and craziness of the busyness and seek God.
Consider:
As the deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God.
I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I go and stand before him? (Psalm 42: 1-2, NLT).
There's an amazing interaction of peace and energy within an individual who longs for God. The chaos and craziness coming from the stress of busyness no longer take precedence as the Spirit answers the longing, revealing the fullness of life, giving hope, making all things possible, transforming endings into beginnings, issuing peace in the all-consuming stuff of life.
Learning to Kickstart the day longing for God,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
The thing is . . . the key to our peace is not based on what we are or aren't doing . . . but being in the presence of God.Once again, I've been reminded that in each moment of the day, irregardless of the level of activity or how important or unimportant a task may seem, we're invited to be engaged with the presence of God, experiencing divine peace and power, living with a purpose beyond what's seen. Even, so. Somewhere along the busyness of life we lose our attentiveness, our desire, our thirst and hunger for God. There are seasons of life when the stuff of life gets in the way of what our existence is all about.
When we're immersed in what must be done, worried about what's ahead of us, and consumed by busyness, we find ourselves overwhelmed, driven by the stress of it all. In seasons of stress, it's wise and necessary to stop in the midst of the chaos and craziness of the busyness and seek God.
Consider:
As the deer longs for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God.
I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I go and stand before him? (Psalm 42: 1-2, NLT).
There's an amazing interaction of peace and energy within an individual who longs for God. The chaos and craziness coming from the stress of busyness no longer take precedence as the Spirit answers the longing, revealing the fullness of life, giving hope, making all things possible, transforming endings into beginnings, issuing peace in the all-consuming stuff of life.
~Intentionally long for God. ~Thirst for the living God. ~Live each moment in the presence of God.
Learning to Kickstart the day longing for God,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)