May 6 - Is He on your To Do List?
For today I will.....
God's agenda...or God's interruptions....
I wake up this morning with my to do list plastered on my brain. Actually, I had this list on my brain all night...so why do I wonder when my feet the ground that I am filled with anxiety about getting everything done?
Scripture tells us to "... seek first his kingdom and his righteousness..." (matthew 6:33). I am not told to first seek ME and MY wants and my agenda...and my emails....I am to seek Him..FIRST. How hard it is to seek Him first when you have a list with 20 items that used to be 5?
So....I follow that inner churning in my soul, and go and seek Him. I pack up my agenda, and the anxiety that comes with it...go to my quiet place...and sit with the Lord. I sit...I squirm...I wait "patiently"....turning my thoughts from what I need to do, to the One who I need.
Then comes that peace, that peace that transcends all understanding. It washes over me. It washes over my agenda. God is so faithful...He always shows up when I show up.
He reminds me that today is His day. He has plans for me. He has blessings for me. I give Him my day, my agenda, all of me...so He can do His job in my life...for today.
I have learned to hold onto my list loosely, as God has His plans for me. So when I only get down to number 3 on my to do list, I have to look back over my day and smile at what God changed or added to my agenda...the phone call from a friend, a conversation with my kids, a flat tire...blessings... all wrapped up in whatever comes my way. God always blesses the time that I give to Him to first, by providing me with more than enough time to complete what needs to be completed...for His day.
So today I will write my "to do" list in pencil.....to allow God the opportunity to erase and add His agenda for me ...His perfect plans fitting neatly into His perfect day...He made for me...for you.
May your day be filled with His peace as you give Him your agenda....and experience the blessings that He has planned for you.
Peace to you,
Joni
God's agenda...or God's interruptions....
I wake up this morning with my to do list plastered on my brain. Actually, I had this list on my brain all night...so why do I wonder when my feet the ground that I am filled with anxiety about getting everything done?
Scripture tells us to "... seek first his kingdom and his righteousness..." (matthew 6:33). I am not told to first seek ME and MY wants and my agenda...and my emails....I am to seek Him..FIRST. How hard it is to seek Him first when you have a list with 20 items that used to be 5?
So....I follow that inner churning in my soul, and go and seek Him. I pack up my agenda, and the anxiety that comes with it...go to my quiet place...and sit with the Lord. I sit...I squirm...I wait "patiently"....turning my thoughts from what I need to do, to the One who I need.
Then comes that peace, that peace that transcends all understanding. It washes over me. It washes over my agenda. God is so faithful...He always shows up when I show up.
He reminds me that today is His day. He has plans for me. He has blessings for me. I give Him my day, my agenda, all of me...so He can do His job in my life...for today.
I have learned to hold onto my list loosely, as God has His plans for me. So when I only get down to number 3 on my to do list, I have to look back over my day and smile at what God changed or added to my agenda...the phone call from a friend, a conversation with my kids, a flat tire...blessings... all wrapped up in whatever comes my way. God always blesses the time that I give to Him to first, by providing me with more than enough time to complete what needs to be completed...for His day.
So today I will write my "to do" list in pencil.....to allow God the opportunity to erase and add His agenda for me ...His perfect plans fitting neatly into His perfect day...He made for me...for you.
May your day be filled with His peace as you give Him your agenda....and experience the blessings that He has planned for you.
Peace to you,
Joni
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