Have you considered when you talk with The Lord, you always have His undivided attention? Always! Just think with me for a moment--He is never too busy, too tired, too preoccupied with the running of the universe, or with listening to others who clamor for His attention as much as I do, to patiently listen to me as I stumble, stutter and otherwise blunder my way through conversations with Him. Sometimes...who am I kidding..most of the time....I don't know what words to use or even what to say, yet He stands ready and waiting with open arms as I throw open the door of the throne room and bolt inside....like a small child running, wanting and needing His attention. I can sink into the comfort of His loving arms when life gets the better of me. When I am weary from the trials of widowhood, He is there. When the pressures of my not loving others as I should, causes me to have hurtful thoughts, He is there. When my flesh says, "do it my way", He is there to say, "no my child, I know what is best for you...do it my way instead." Our conversations don't get interrupted by anyone but me.Another truly wonderful aspect is, He leaves me with some nugget of His all powerful wisdom which changes my heart attitude and causes me to look more like Him. As David said in psalm 63..."So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding Your power and glory. Because Your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise You."And the best part? He loves it! He delights in me because I am His child.Yet despite all the tender loving mercy with which He covers me, why can I still find many distractions to keep me from this incredible time with Him? I don't want Him to have to use suffering to get me to seek Him....I want to develop and cultivate that time with Him where I can't and don't want to go through my day without Him...without hearing from Him. Like David said, O God, You are My God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for You, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water."
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