The First Wave

I've always wanted to start a blog because I have always enjoyed writing, in and out of school. I am currently out of the school system and find myself yearning for somebody to throw a writing assignment at me or to just get my thoughts out. Well I suppose it's time for me to create my own homework assignments. I believe it's very important to write as much as you can, because you never know what you can contribute or how God can use your words to inspire yourself or others who may need to hear what you have to say. 

Colossians 3:2 "Set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on earth." 

This is what I want the purpose of this blog to be- a place where I can journal my thoughts and prayers in a more organized way. I have many journals scattered in my car and in my house and in my life overall, but I'm hoping that this is ultimately a tool that I can use to share a little bit of what God is speaking to my throughout my monthly, weekly, and daily walk with Him. 

Today's scene: sitting in Starbucks in Leominister, Mass and listening to the quick, excited chatter of the people around me. I open my Bible and turn to Psalms chapter five, verse three: "O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.". I'm sitting on this verse and finding myself being convicted of how I start my daily routine. 

Do you find that you've ever been dependent on something? Not meaning that you have ever just wanted to have it or was glad to have it, but I mean super dependent to the point where you can't even function normally in every day life without this certain thing? A lot of you might be immediately thinking of the same thing I am... it's what's sitting about three inches to the right of my laptop at this very moment... a nice, warm latte with hints of caramel and joy. Some mornings, if I haven't had said cup of of joy, I won't be in the best of moods and I'll feel as though I'm not prepared to communicate effectively or I'm just not ready to take on the daily tasks that need to be accomplished. Some days I even find myself getting a headache if I've gone without my $4 beverage. Do any of you have something that you depend on in this way? Do you have an early morning routine and when you skip it you find yourself not quite able to recover for the rest of the day?
What if I chose to start my daily morning routine with an attitude similar to what I read in Psalm 5:3; what if I woke up every day knowing that I couldn't start my day without my dose of Christ's living Word, or without His clarity and love. Christ's mercies are new every day (Lamentations 3:23). Every. Single. Morning. He's there, waiting for us to turn to Him. When I start my day by choosing to communicate with my God, I'm ready to go out and communicate with everyone I come into contact with. When I start my day by praising and giving thanks to Him, I'm in the best place to face the struggles and the joys that today brings. When I begin each week by reading His truth and listening to His instructions, I'm ready to be the most effective servant that He has called me to be and I'm not worried about the things of this world such as who the next president will be, or whether I'll have enough time to drive through the line at Starbucks to pick up my delightful drink on my way to work. 

           ~And God is most worthy for us to depend on... We need not depend on anything else.~

Psalm 73:23-25 :

"Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have taken hold of my right hand. With Your counsel You will guide me, And afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth."

I don't want to share these verses with you to dishearten you or to have you sit there and beat yourself up until you're purple and blue because you're an advent coffee drinker. Let's read into verse 26 of the Psalm passage: "my flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever". He is mine forever, He's not going anywhere, that's how I know I can depend on Him and Him alone and He will guide me through life's daily journey as I strive to become what He has called me to be. 

Lord,
I thank you for your omnipresence in our lives and for convictions from your Word that humble our thoughts and that direct our actions. I pray that I would become more sensitive to your desires for my every day schedule and that I would make it a continual routine to start every morning in communication with you. I pray that we as believers would start to seek your face before searching through social media and others around us for the answers we're looking for. I pray that we would utterly depend on you for every single need in our lives and that we would always see our problems as small compared to the creator of the earth who promises that He is with us day in and day out.
Amen