Built on the Rock

Something hit me smack between the eyes today, I saw something I hadn’t really considered before.

Like most people, I struggle to keep my ‘quiet time’ scheduled as part of a routine.  Yet…how many of us find it hard to keep our breakfast time, or our shower time, or our work time?  We do those things because we are accustomed to them. 

Do we find eating more important than quiet time with God?

hmmm.  We somehow find time for that (at least) three times a day…

Do we find our appearance more important than quiet time with God?

hmmm…We don’t usually leave the house without brushing our hair, or our teeth.

Do we find the income that comes from our work-day more important than our quiet time with God?

hmmmm….we pretty much show up for work when scheduled…

Yes…going down this path could brand me as a fanatic, but I guess I am going to have to be OK with that.  Anything, any ONE thing that I put in a more important place than God in my life, has to be examined.    How would I feel being second place to some of those things?  If it would bother me, how much must it bother Him who gave me life…?

 Of course, all of those other things are important…we need to do them.  But we don’t need to do them MORE than we need to take our time with God and His Word.

Look at Phil 3 -  Paul obviously went through the same struggle….

Lord, what needs to move in my schedule, or change in my thinking to protect that time with you?

When I started blogging I thought it would be a great way to get out some of the ‘writing’ that I know is inside me.  Then my blog became more of an online journal about what was going on inside me or my life at the time.

This week I was challenged about the writing again.  I think God has something to say through me, and I need to co-operate with that.  I can’t expect it to just write itself.

 So…if you drift by in the next little bit and see some tidbits of writings and random thoughts, let me know