Have you ever performed in front of 40,000 people? I
haven't. That's a rough estimate of the amount of people at the World Cup. This
is one of the biggest sporting events in the world. I can only imagine the
amount of pressure those athletes feel to succeed. They have trained year
around for this ultimate moment. For some of those players they might not get
the chance again to compete at such a high level. So they have to focus
devoting themselves to giving all they have and leaving the field exhausted.
With such high demands how could they give anything but there best? Don't we
all go through something similar? We might not be playing soccer in an arena
holding 40,000 people, but don't we all have high demands on us? These demands
include but are not limited to being a good wife, husband, mother, father,
Christian, employer, boss, students, teacher, counselor, or big brother/
sister. Sometimes it can be very difficult to be good at anything with so many
things claiming your attention, and needing you to give your best. The pressure
to be good at all we do can easily becoming overwhelming.
Our desires
to be successful can consume us and stop us from building a relationship with
God. Folks, to build a relationship with God we must spend time with him daily.
Have you ever wanted to get to know someone but ignored there text, calls, and
avoided their presence? That's a fail. I understand how busy life can get, but
nothing should come before our relationship with God. He doesn't forget to wake
us up, but we forget to thank Him. He doesn't forget to bless us, but we forget
to tell people about Him. He's not too busy for us, but we are too busy to
spend time with Him. God loves us so much but if we are being honest, can't we
all admit to taking advantage of His love and grace? Constantly being too busy
to give God the attention He desires. Thankfully we serve an understanding and
forgiving God.
When I spend time with God consistently I am more
patient, I have more peace, little things don't annoy me as easily, and I'm
much more joyful. The trouble comes when I separate myself from my MAIN source
of love, strength, joy, and compassion. When I'm away from my Heavenly Father
I'm not spreading His word, He's not being seen through me, and I'm not at my
best. If we can be intentional about working out, eating right, spending time
with friends, we need to be intentional about spending time with God.
Some people asked me, what do I do when I spend time
with God? I journal, listen to worship music, talk to him, read and study His
word, and just simply enjoy being in his presence. We have to stop letting to
do list take over our lives, and start letting God in to do that. Nothing on a
typical to do list will save you or help you through tough times or fix your
insecurities. Let go and let God! I know I'm guilty of saying with my mouth I
want a closer relationship with God, but not letting my actions reflect it. I
might have a week of praying daily and sitting in God’s presence but then I
will get busy. Life will get me caught up and all of the sudden it's been 2 or
3 days before I sit and speak with God. I've noticed many times in my
relationship with God its take, take, take from God and never offer Him what he
truly desires which is my heart. We give God more demands than the world give
us. God just wants our hearts. So let's stop trying to cram Him into our
schedules and make a Him a priority in our lives. I don't know about you but I
want my heart to be in a safe place! And there is no safer place then in God’s
hands.
My prayer is that God will touch the hearts of all
who read this. If you know someone who needs to read this share it with them.
God Bless.
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