busy

I had to laugh at the last post now that I have had a couple of weeks to come back to it. If you have not read it yet, or just plain forgot what I wrote; I was writing on staying focused in how we act or react to the things we let consume our time even more so to the time we spend doing things that don’t focus on God. I laugh because of the ironic time line in between that post and this one. I haven’t typed because I was busy.

I would say that I have a few good reasons to have been scrambling around trying to keep life in some sort of order. My internet access was limited being on the road to Kansas City, MO. Then Sherawn went to a seminar in the twin cities so I was playing Mr. Mom for a few days. My medications lately are becoming less consistent in holding back the disorder in my nervous system. Then there was the impromptu trip to Chicago to see family. My Grandfather is having a rough go of it health wise and I wanted to spend time with him. My family has been trying to capture every last bit of good weather before the polar bears come out again. Not to mention all the panicking I had going about how I was finding next to zero sponsors for Anchor Point/Duluth and Beyond’s “Art In Me” festival last Sunday (Aug.23) I think that most would offer me grace and let it slide. It’s not like I am dillydallying on creating the cure for cancer. In the grand scheme of things not taking the time to post is no big deal.

Except for one thing… I had made a personal decision when I started my internship with the church that my blogging and newsletters were to be done in a timely manner. Both were a way of updating friends and family and also a way of gaining some accountability for myself. I had made a decision to do this and stay on track! And then I didn’t.

“Fact of the matter is nobody has an excuse for not staying focused on what God has for our lives.”

This is the punch you in the face kind of sentence from the last post that I have a tendency to forget. No matter what I have going on I need to focus on God. No matter how daunting the circumstances. This doesn’t mean that anyone needs to walk around with a Bible in one hand and a cross in the other never removing their eyes from the items in their possession. Doing that will just cause a person to run into things on the street. What I am referring to is just taking the time to commune with God. Work God into the equation and work Him in fast. I had the time to type this stuff all along but I chose not to. I was just too busy trying to spin all my plates to see the time that God had set aside for Him and me to talk. He is the one who knows best and He is there all the time. And while responsibility is something that comes with this world (like it or not, that is just how it is set up.) I must remember to dedicate everything first to the one who is in charge. And then before I stop praying remembering that I need to listen. When we are walking with the Lord it is not about deadlines or honey-do lists it’s about getting to know Him. He will lead and all He asks is that we follow. After that everything falls into place.