Or at least everyone who ends up reading this. I am sitting here at Starbucks with eldest daughter just passing the time as she is working ever so hard studying for one of her college finals. I am here with her, not because I can help her, because I can't. I don't know the first thing about the subject she is studying. I am here simply to be near her....AND....at her request I might add. She simply put, just wanted to spend time with me. :)That in and of itself made my heart jump with joy! I don't think I could ever adequately express to my daughter just how wonderful just having her desire spending time with me makes me feel....and I am perfectly happy just sitting here being quiet, doing my own thing, while she does hers. No conversation to speak of really; between the two of us.
Oh yeah, maybe an occasional, "Oh my goodness did you see that cute little boy and his father?" Or maybe and panicked, "I am starting to stress right night! Help me PAAAALEASE!!!! Will you promise to make me finish this home work?"
But aside from that, we are just sitting here enjoying each others company.
You know, I can't help but think that must be how our Heavenly Father feels when we desire to be in His presence.
Just think about it for a moment ~ how often do we - wait - until we feel -that everything is just right - just perfect - we have all our ducks in a row.........before we ask G_d to come spend time with us?
I don't know about you but with me nothing is ever just right - nothing is ever perfect - and I never have all my ducks in a row. If I wait for that to happen I would never have quiet time with Abba Father...
And I could never LIVE without my time alone with G_d!
All this to say and encourage all of us to not put off for even one moment spending time alone with our Heavenly Father. The moments we spend or give up rather, spending alone with our Abba Father are moments that can never be regained. They are lost forever......Just the same as moments we give up spending with each other or our own children.
Each moment in time has it's own special divine purpose. If that divine purpose is not recognized and embraced at it's G-d given point in time, it is then passed by until the net moment in time. At which point we have the opportunity to recognize and embrace that moment and it's divine opportunity and purpose and so on.
Life is full of divine opportunities. They just aren't all the same.
Please know my intention in the post is to encourage not to discourage you...and to remind us all what Jesus said in the book of Revelation 3:20
"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with person, and they with me."
I encourage each and everyone of us to answer the door when we hear the Lord knocking...no matter the time of day or night. I have lived through seasons myself where the Lord has awakened me in the middle of the night for months on end. I will admit, it wasn't easy [in the flesh] at first to get myself out of bed at 2:30 am and go out to the living room to just sit there in the quiet and wait on the Lord....when I knew I had to get up and go to work the net morning.....but it also didn't take long for the presence of Holy Spirit to greet me in my obedience and the Glory of the Lord and the peace of his majesty, Yeshua to fill not only my heart and soul but the entire house. Those were some of thee most incredible times I have EVER had with my G-d! Bar none!
So....when will you hear the voice of the Lord.... answer like Samuel did...."Here I am Lord!. Speak for your servant is listening." [1 Samuel 1:1-21]
Shalom!
