sincere thoughts
Hello friends. I may not have posted on here in a while but it doesn't mean that life isn't
happening and my brain is not functioning. So much has transpired since last I posted; where to begin? I went from having no active social life to being involved in the Young Professionals and Christian Singles group. I went from doing no music to leading monthly worship nights and filling in for a church Sunday mornings, as well as singing in our local community choir. I've also stepped up my game as "auntie kate" and am doing respite work on top of my normal weekly visits. All that to say LIFE has kinda become CRAZY BUSY again. Years ago I thrived on "busy." I didn't realize that feeling of usefulness from busyness got its hooks in me until I wasn't "busy" and I felt this deep emotional and physical ache inside. It was like I was detoxing from the craziness of life. I didn't want to detox. I wanted distraction and running. I wanted to not slow down until I had to... But I found that REALLY weakened my spiritual life. I remember doing a media fast a couple years ago where I sat in my chair looking at my bible and journal and wanted SOOOO BAD to text someone or call someone, or do something else. I didn't want to get quiet, and I didn't want to just be with Jesus. Ha! What a good follower I am. But I forced myself to. I said, "self, shut up, this is good for you." And you know what? MUCH came from that time. I invested in my relationship with the ONE who determines my destiny. I got closer to my best friend. I had revelations of my shortcomings so I could honestly face them, and begin to grow and mature. I deepened my fellowship with Holy Spirit; I learned His voice. You may ask: is it good to be busy with lots of different activities and LIVE life? SURE! But not to the point where we cannot carve out time to get quiet and invest in our spirit/soul as well. I kinda see it as our spirit and our soul are the foundations from which our body lives. What is inside WILL come out through our actions, thoughts, motives, facial expressions, and words. So, isn't it important to BUILD on our foundation so we can live a great and fruitful life? Challenge: make time to get quiet and get with God. You will NEVER regret it.
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