Originally published Tuesday, 07 November 2017.
This morning, I woke up and thought, "There's no blog post for today. I'm leaving everyone with nothing to read."
I wondered what to do. Scramble and write something? Accept the fact that some days, I entirely drop the ball?
I figured the latter was better. Because like me…
There will be a day where you intended to __, but don’t __.
Or one where you should have __, but forgot to __.
Or could have responded with __, but completely __.
There will be those days. Days where you show up blank, devoid and empty. There will be those days. Days where you look at yourself and say, "How could I have missed this? How did I forget? How come I didn't follow through better? Where is my mind?"
The decision at this point always is: Will I hate myself for it or will I trust God with it?
Will I choose to take the nothing I have and show up in front of God to hear his voice? Or will I wrestle my computer out and try to scribe something aimlessly in five minutes, miss my quiet time with God, and feel all kinds of rushed anxiety come over me while trying to fix everything?
“Martha, Martha,’ the Lord replied, ‘You are worried and upset about many things…’” (Luke 10:41)
To do, fix, regulate, work up, handle and come to the rescue are not the thing the Lord calls us to.
God's things? He always sees differently. After all, his thoughts are not ours.
He said to Martha, the hustler, the busy lady, the rusher, the worker, the panicker...
“…But few things are needed--or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” (Lu. 10:42)."
Jesus cares for the "one thing." What if we chose that one thing over our many things, even when we feel horribly exposed?
Do you think God might take that very area of exposure and address it? The opportunity is ours.
When I got downstairs, I pulled open my computer and read something from God's Word. And I remembered today wasn't actually the day I thought it was. It was a different day. There was a post set to go out. Somehow, in pursuit of the "one thing,” God decided to cover me. He always does.
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. Psalm 18:30
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