Thursday, January 17, 2008
Obedience
Don't know exactly why things happen. Such as my current back pain. But I am asking Him to help me praise Him in the midst of it. Some moments are easier than others. He has reassured me of His love and that He has a purpose for my life. Since I haven't been able to do much and I am quiet the doer around here (haha) he has very quietly instructed me to get some things done that I have put off because I don't like to sit down and be still to do things such as writing notes, reading a book, doing even this blogging thing, journaling. God has very plainly spoken to me that those things are of him just as much as managing my home, making beds, doing the laundry, going to the store, cooking cleaning, running here, there and attending everything. Being still is sometimes the most important thing I can do and reflecting upon all He has done!!
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Two weeks ago I learned this very lesson (again!). I had several nights in a row where I couldn't sleep. I assumed my allergy medication was keeping me awake. I was frustrated by night 2 and in the quiet darkness started praying for sleep. It didn't work! Night 3 had me exhausted and again praying for sleep, but as I prayed, my prayers changed. The actual "light bulb" went off in my head telling me that maybe God was trying to communicate with me because I wasn't being still enough during any part of my day to listen. As I sat through the night, I read, wrote, prayed and sat quietly in the darkness and listened. The next day I went back to making that time to listen, not just pray, study and go! The journal I was using was nearing the last pages so I got a new one. I began that day carrying it with me everywhere and in still moments I write. That night I slept and I have slept sound since then. The hustle and bustle of Christmas had put me in a routine of doing everything quickly, quiet time included. It was time to get back to being "obedient" in all things.
How do I know it was God keeping me up and not allergy medication? Because I am still taking the medication and sleeping like a baby!
Toni F.
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