Psalms 46:10
Being Still... with a seven month old that's a rare occurrence. Lil Man keeps me busy. moving. The fact that this is being written with him sitting in his highchair is a miracle I feel. But that verse has been on my heart since bible study yesterday. It hit me like a load of bricks.
We are going through a bible study called Breathe: Making room for the Sabbath, by Priscilla Shirer. (I Highly recommend it and you can find it here on amazon.com) It talks about how we need to put boundaries around even the good things in our life so we don't allow ourselves to become a slave to that thing, activity, or routine. That God intended for us to have breathing room in our life and that is one reason why He created the Sabbath. That we had a day of rest. But the author also talk about the Sabbath as being a mindset. To put Sabbath boundaries on our life. To resist the urge to continue. To rest. Learning that it is OK to put boundaries on our life to allow breathing room. Isn't that so freeing to know? Maybe I am the only one having this revelation but that's alright. I am slowly getting the hang of this whole Stay-at-home mom, homemaker role I have taken on since I stopped working. Sometimes I wonder why I was so excited in the first place. How do I find joy in the endless dishes and laundry? I usually have music or the TV on when I'm cleaning because I'm not going to lie, I HATE cleaning. My best friend Jess can attest to this from when we lived together. Haha good memories.
But amidst the chaos, am I missing something? An opportunity to talk with my God and listen for His voice? I think God wants me to know He is the God of dirty dishes and laundry piles. He can meet me even in the mundane of my everyday. I just need to shut down the chaos and talk with God. He doesn't mind if I do dishes while we chat, does He?
Well that's all. Just wanted to share a little of what was on my heart. Hope it blesses someone else :)
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