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The other day a rare thing happened. Both my boys slept in.
Typically their meeps and grunts serve as my alarm clock in the morning. But on
this particular morning, they slept in and
I actually got up before them.
I didn’t know what to do with myself! After a few minutes, I realized I could have
a real “quiet time” (i.e. uninterrupted time reading the Bible, journaling,
praying). As a mom (or perhaps it is
just a lack of discipline!), these moments are few and far between.
I curled up in the unused chair in the corner of our bedroom, dusted off my Bible, journal, and Oswald Chambers (I highly recommend My Utmost for His Highest), and the Lord was gracious to meet me right where I was... even though it had been awhile!
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| There are pictures other than food and furniture at the bottom. :) |
A real breakfast consumed at a decent hour can
also be a rare occurrence.
What do breakfast and the Bible have in
common? Well, my mom and I have a saying
after we eat a hearty, protein-rich meal (think loaded omelet): “That’ll hold
ya!” Truly, if you don’t skimp on the
meals, especially breakfast, energy typically flows in abundance, carrying you
throughout the day.
Getting in the Word is like eating that wholesome, energizing breakfast. Starting off with Scripture provides the
“manna” we need for the rest of the day.
We need our Daily Bread, not yesterday or even last year’s stale
portion… but the Lord’s portion for that
very day.
Like I said, dust had collected on my quiet
time items that particular morning, however the verses jumped off the page. Beth Moore and Oswald Chambers’ words seemed
sent straight from God for me. Here are some excerpts: "God has not forgotten. He has seen your battles. He has gathered your tears and blotted your brow. God always finishes what He begins. Stand in God's Word and ever resist the temptation to panic."
And once
again, just like that, I am utterly amazed. Shocked, even, that God is still there, that He can still be found in those pages penned so many years ago, and that He still speaks
into my current reality despite my perceived feeling of being too busy or too tired to spend a brief moment with Him.
Why do I so often opt out of this daily
blessing? The blessing of the Lord in my
midst, speaking into exactly what I’m facing?
Why do I wonder at the end of another day why I felt frazzled all day long and couldn’t muster the
strength I needed or command my heart and mind to be at peace?
Just
as we need a hearty breakfast, we must also feed our faiths, because we are
going to be fed somewhere whether we realize it or not. Do we want to
be fed by the world, by our own insecurities and shortcomings, by our
already-dwindling energy? Or do we want
to opt in, choosing the Word that nurtures, the Word that is life?
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| Daddy and John reading from Mark 11:22-25 on John's 3 year seizure freedom anniversary! |
Let’s get in the Word. Not out of sheer discipline. Not to prove anything or to feel good about
our spiritual health, but because we desperately need our portion. Because we know we have no chance of
surviving, let alone thriving, without the manna. And because we know the Word of the Lord is alive
and active (Hebrews 4:12a), spilling forth from His divine love and never returning void. Always
accomplishing His purposes in you and in me. Every. Single. Time.
As the rain and the snow come down from
heaven,
and do not return to it without watering the
earth
and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and
bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It
will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the
purpose for which I sent it.
-Isaiah 55:10-11
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| Recent picture of John on Pinkie. |
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| Daniel kept himself entertained with the rocks near the riding arena. |
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| Swim therapy with Miss Kate! What a gift! |
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| One of the exercises John does... he squats and then pushes off one of us. He does this in many different positions ! He is getting so strong! |
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