04 Jan 2012, Posted by Isaac in Family, 0 Comments

Quiet

“Are the kids ready for school?”

“Jenna! Do you have your shoes on?!”

“Can you pick the kids up?”

“Isaac, can we meet soon?”

“What does tonight look like?”

“Who is texting now?”

“Thanks for making dinner.”

Life flies at us. Life makes it’s presence known constantly. Today is today, but will quickly become yesterday.

Our today will affect our tomorrows and our yesterdays are affecting our todays. So, today is important.

It is really all we have.

The question is, what will we do with what we have today?

24 hours.

1440 minutes.

You’ll sleep some. Some need 360 minutes of sleep. Others less.

Now what? How will you spend your time? How will you be tomorrow because of what you’ve done today?

How about taking time for quiet? Wait, Isaac, shouldn’t I do more, get more accomplished, learn to trim my appointments so I can squeeze more in? What about reading more this year or running more or planning that elusive vacation?!!

Maybe those are important…

But start with quiet. A walk in the morning dark. Journaling. Going to bed early. Getting up early. Rest.

We don’t do that well, do we? I know I struggle. I struggle because I sometimes fail to believe that I am really approved of and loved by God when the productivity of my life isn’t astonishing. Every day I am faced with my limitations. I have to say no to a whole lot because I can’t be more than what I am. I wish I could see every game, concert, play, recital, etc that has something to do with the people of our church. I wish I could write more. I wish I could coach.

Saying no to these good things means that I am trusting God. I am trusting him to provide, through his Son Jesus, approval and favor and affection.

And when I trust him, I tend to be okay with the quiet and the mundane. When I trust him, I am free again.