Ever present
Friday morning was a little bit different. I woke up at 5am as usual. Stretched. Smelled the coffee brewing, as it was set on auto brew. I walked down the stairs. Patsy Swine was there to greet me as usual. You see, she gets breakfast first, so that I can enjoy my quiet time in peace. However, Friday morning she wasn't as excited for breakfast as she usually is. And, as I walked in to the dining room I realized exactly why. My purse was strewn across the floor...empty. She had consumed my lip gloss, my ibuprofen, my cough drops...and my money that I had stashed for vacation!!! AAAAHHHH!!!!! I grabbed the money, or what was left of it, cleaned up everything else, which mainly consisted of empty wrappers and containers and threw myself in my chair at the table. I was stressed and worried about how to replace that money. Unable to focus, I stormed upstairs to wake my sleeping husband, so that he too could be upset and stressed.
You see, I immediately dropped my joy, quiet, peace, bible, coffee, and sunrise, and I stood up my coffee date. I left Jesus sitting at his usual spot at the table, so that I could whine, cry, pout, get angry and ruin my favorite part of the day. Even crazier...a little over a week ago, I whined that I didn't feel Jesus. Well, let me tell you girlfriend. He is there, he was there, and he will always be there! I chose to run out on him and pick up everything that is not of him.
Later that day, my beautiful friends at the bank came to the rescue. They exchanged my damaged, torn, slobbery one hundred dollar bills for new and perfect bills. I also lay down my anger, frustration, whiney discontentment and picked up Jesus. I also beat myself over the head for ever dropping him in the first place. But still, the next morning, there was my coffee date. He was there in the afternoon, shining as bright as the sun. He was there in the evening in the sunset, he was there in the embrace from my husband, and the sweet text from my friend. He is always there! Although I'm inconsistent, I am unreliable, I am as clumsy as ever, he loves me. And, he loves you! Do you have a coffee date set up with him? Or do you meet in the shower? Or is your drive to work spent in deep conversation with our Savior? Whenever it is that you normally meet...set up an additional appointment today...grab your bible, sit down, oh and scoot over. Make room for Jesus! He will be there.
And He said, "My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest." -Exodus 33:14
You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13
"I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;" -John 14:15
I keep rereading this because I see it so well in my mind! I totally get it! We drop Jesus and pick up our frustrations and complaints. We sure are silly!! I love you, girlfriend! I so enjoy reading everything you write! <3
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