Broken Glass

   I am so easily distracted! All it takes is a little noise, a bit of commotion, a flicker of light and my attention is drawn away. Let's put this in better perspective...

   I'm trying to do my quiet time and I hear a noise. When I go to check on the noise I realize that a glass has fallen off of the leaning tower of clean dishes I strategically stacked to dry the night before. I hurriedly clean up all the shards of glass and chunk the remaining pieces into the trash. As I scurry back to my room to finish my quiet time I glance towards the couch and realize that I didn't quite finish putting the laundry away last night. Since there's only a couple of piles, there's no time like the present! So off to the kid's bathroom - quietly because the sweeties are still sleeping and then off to my bathroom to put away the rest. Ok, broken glass clean up is done, laundry is put up and back to my quiet time, right!?  Well almost...  As I'm about to step out of the bathroom I catch a glimpse of the toilet. Staring at the toilet, I say softly to myself, "How does that happen? Didn't I just clean that yesterday?" There are really no answers; just grab the toilet brush and clean. So that's what I do. After I wash my hands I'm ready to sit down and read, but as I take my hurried steps towards my bed and begin to sit down, I realize that something isn't quite right.    As I look around I can see everywhere I have stepped throughout my bathroom, with my right foot anyway. I had been in such a hurry to get things done, I hadn't even realized that I had a piece of glass in my foot - glass from the kitchen - my first distraction of the morning.

   As I sat on the side of the tub cleaning up my foot, I was immediately reminded of Jesus' feet. How Mary sat at His feet and listened to His Word (Luke 10:39), despite the distractions going on around her. How I, that morning, had very much played the part of Martha, too busy with all the preparations - too distracted - missing out on Jesus - the King of Kings - My Redeemer. 

  I sat in awe of how Jesus could use this tiny piece of glass to break my heart - but I'm so thankful. There's no place I'd rather be than at His feet. 

   

Good or the Best

So Many Good Choices, so little time...

When it comes to choosing what one is going to do with their life, there are numerous choices. Not only are there a variety of things to choose from, but there are also a variety of good things to choose from.  There are choices that society looks at and deems as satisfactory and acceptable, and although these choices can be fulfilling, lately I've been questioning, is good what God wants for me?

It easy to look at some of the things I choose to do and justify them because they're good choices, but are these good choices what God would choose for me? Previous to a few months ago, I would have said that if it was good then it was God; and I still do believe that without God their is no good, but that does not make every good thing I do a "God-thing." It's not been until lately that I've even questioned whether or not I should be doing some of these good things. And why would I even question doing good things? Well...

I've started wondering if I'm somehow missing out on marvelous "God" moments - glimpses of who God really is, because I'm simply preoccupied doing something good.  Don't get me wrong, these good things aren't bad, it's just not what God has designed me to do. He's designed me to do the best, but I'm settling for good. And what is so complicated and tricky about settling for good is it's appearance - it looks great! When others see me doing this good thing, most think none the less; as a matter a fact, they may think highly of me for doing it, and even compliment me for doing so. I've found out, it doesn't take too much to make a good task look deceptively better than it is.

That deception is what I'm trying to clear out. I don't want to settle for good, and I think we settle too often because it's comfortable (I know I'm guilty). My desires and choices should always be about what God has designed me to be and it's always going to be the best! When I am doing the best I will see Him clearly and others will see evidence of God in my life. I could never ask for more!

1 Cor 6:12
2 Cor 5:17