Intentionality
Six months have passed, half a year, since I held my little red headed girl in my arms for the first time. It flies by, let me tell you! And there have been countless times that I’ve wanted to write down my thoughts on this blog, but every time I’ve sat down to do so, it seems so intimidating. How does one catch you up on such an enormous amount of change! Everything about these last few months has been different and new. Motherhood is all about the unexpected and figuring out how to roll with it!
[Side note: The purpose of this blog has somewhat changed. It is not just going to be life updates. It is going to be my thoughts on life: motherhood, marriage, and following Christ. (I shall hopefully get better at ordering my chaotic thoughts, but for now bear with me as I draw from the tangled mess in my head, and hope with me, that something of good will come of this).]
Something happened. During the craziness of giving birth and becoming acquainted with my little one, I neglected the Lord. And this happens, life gets busy and our relationship with God seems to be the first thing to drop off the side of our little world. I don’t know why and how dare we, for He is the only One who truly matters! The other day, I saw this quote, and I’ve heard it before, but it struck a cord with me, this time around. Martin Luther said: “I have so much to do I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” “Yes!”, my soul screamed inside of me. If God truly is my everything, like I claim, then despite how busy I am, I should always have time to spend with Him! So this leads me to the word which has been rolling around and around in my brain: intentionality.
A question for our souls…Are you living your life, day to day, with intentionality? Personally, if I am real, no, I so easy get distracted, and can so quickly find myself wasting another 30 minutes of my precious time, scrolling through my Facebook or Instagram. But there really is something to say about practicing discipline. What that looks like might be: dedicating the first hour or two of your day to spend uninterrupted time in God’s Word. This alone will lead you to the Living Water. If you dedicate time to sit in God’s presence, it will only be a matter of time before He begins to speak to you. He comes in a whisper though (1 Kings 19:11-13) so you must be careful to give Him your full attention or you might miss it! Learning how to breath prayers up to God throughout your day is another intentional way to live. It’s amazing what prayer does to you, how it changes you. How else can you see God’s hand at work unless you are asking things of Him! “I tell you, ‘ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened’’’ (Luke 11:8-10).
Short. I know. More later :)
[Side note: The purpose of this blog has somewhat changed. It is not just going to be life updates. It is going to be my thoughts on life: motherhood, marriage, and following Christ. (I shall hopefully get better at ordering my chaotic thoughts, but for now bear with me as I draw from the tangled mess in my head, and hope with me, that something of good will come of this).]
Something happened. During the craziness of giving birth and becoming acquainted with my little one, I neglected the Lord. And this happens, life gets busy and our relationship with God seems to be the first thing to drop off the side of our little world. I don’t know why and how dare we, for He is the only One who truly matters! The other day, I saw this quote, and I’ve heard it before, but it struck a cord with me, this time around. Martin Luther said: “I have so much to do I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” “Yes!”, my soul screamed inside of me. If God truly is my everything, like I claim, then despite how busy I am, I should always have time to spend with Him! So this leads me to the word which has been rolling around and around in my brain: intentionality.
A question for our souls…Are you living your life, day to day, with intentionality? Personally, if I am real, no, I so easy get distracted, and can so quickly find myself wasting another 30 minutes of my precious time, scrolling through my Facebook or Instagram. But there really is something to say about practicing discipline. What that looks like might be: dedicating the first hour or two of your day to spend uninterrupted time in God’s Word. This alone will lead you to the Living Water. If you dedicate time to sit in God’s presence, it will only be a matter of time before He begins to speak to you. He comes in a whisper though (1 Kings 19:11-13) so you must be careful to give Him your full attention or you might miss it! Learning how to breath prayers up to God throughout your day is another intentional way to live. It’s amazing what prayer does to you, how it changes you. How else can you see God’s hand at work unless you are asking things of Him! “I tell you, ‘ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened’’’ (Luke 11:8-10).
Short. I know. More later :)
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