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Inspirational quote: "What is the single illuminating thing which shines its light on all the elements of the best parts of your life (the sound of which makes your heart sing and your feet dance)?"
Answer that and then know: that is the thing you must do.
~Mary Anne Radmacher
I take sometimes just the required and sometimes long daily walks. They serve as the "required 30 minutes of daily exercise" my doctor advises. Yet they are much more than that -- they are also, along with the time spent mowing, prayer time for me.
Stepping out of my house, I look up and ask Jesus to come along with me. Then, for 30 minutes I tell Him everything I think He should know, about my dreams, my hopes, my needs, my family, etc.
Sometimes, yes I know it should be always, but this is me... I thank Him for Who He is and what He has done, and for the beauty that He led me to. But, and this is hard for me to admit, other times, more often than the times I thank Him, I lay out a list of things gone wrong.
I remind Him about my friends who have asked that I pray for them.
I remind Him that I still have unanswered prayers.
I beg Him to answer some of my needs/requests.
I talk --- a lot.
I discuss my children, my job, my family, my issues.
On and on my feet and mouth go.
One day recently, in a state of confusion and hoping to find a solution to a certain situation in my family, with the least amount of arguing and bickering, I spoke to Him. I figured I could find the answers, and longed for Him to step in and somehow fix this to allow no stress on people I cared about in this late stage of their lives.
Whew - did God get an earful during that walk!
I stepped out my door, looked up and said, "Come on Jesus, let's go. The sooner I solve this, the better I'm going to feel. I have to deal with this now!"
By the time I reached the intersection I had laid out the basics of the situation.
The issue? My mother and father and the added stress they recently took on .. which I am afraid, at this late stage of their life and having to deal with issues and problems associated with this new stress will hurt them both physically and emotionally. They are no longer young and strapping individuals and are too quick to help others without thinking of the stress it will add to their lives. And though in this case, the individual being helped is a relative... I believe that is a worse case scenario... because common sense takes a back seat to emotions.
I explained the problem and poured out my heart.
God, should I...?"
Do You think if I ...?"
What if they...?"
I think I'll call. Better yet, I think I'll go for a visit."
On and on my feet, mouth and mind went.
I turned over every stone. Detailed each circumstance. Approached the problem from different angles, and suggested a variety of solutions.
Then, after an exhausting tirade, I had nothing more to say!
Opening my mouth to continue, nothing came forth. So I just walked on in silence.
About a block from my house, I felt God speak to my heart: "I will watch over them and hope others eyes and hearts hear”.... Whoa. I stopped in my tracks. And then I heard three more words, which were almost identical to something God says in His Word: "Let it Be."
"You're right; Lord. I need to let all involved figure this out. And with Your help, they will, I know you will show all involved what is and is not theirs and the stress will be removed."
Is there a situation you are facing that has made you weary? Are you at a point where you have nothing more to say? If so, you are not alone. Let's pray today that our words will cease so that we can make room in our hearts and thoughts to hear His.
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