I seldom repeat a blog post, but this morning as I was praying God reminded me of this moment. It is exactly where I am in my life today so I thought we'd revisit an important truth...
We spent months planning our London trip. We did research,
bought tickets, made plans and waited with great anticipation. When we finally
landed we hit the ground running, checking off everything we wanted to see and
explore. Before we knew it, the week was almost over.
I was feeling a little overwhelmed by the rich history of
everything we had seen. But as I sat in the middle of St. Paul's Cathedral, I
found my pause button. I gazed at the magnificent detail of the domed ceiling
and let God's glory wash over me. There was no audio lesson or list of details
to be seen. There was only me and God in the house He inspired.
As I sat in the silence of the church, I reflected on
everything we had experienced on our trip. While I appreciated each one at the
time, only then did I actually absorb it. Like a dry sponge, my soul finally
took in every moment of our trip and made it a part of me. My pause button
allowed me to appreciate the moment before it passed me by.
Now that I'm home again, I'm determined to remember that day
in St. Paul's Cathedral. The day that God allowed me to be still before Him and
take in everything He had shown me. The day He revealed a pause button in my
spirit allowing me to stop everything, just for a moment, and actually absorb
the experience.
What a wonderful reminder, now before this busy season, that we have a pause button. We can choose to stop for just a few
moments to absorb the experience into our soul. In the midst of 'to do' lists
and tight schedules, we have the ability to remember why we are doing all of
this in the first place. When we think about the people we love and the God who
loved us first, we write our own rich history. But they only become a part of
our soul when we hit the pause button...
Be blessed,
Jennifer
“Be still, and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10
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