Snow again...like that is a surprise? Well, at least it was not windy...and...I got to serve others by shoveling several sidewalks. I am not sure my neighbors even noticed...since the conditions of sidewalks are sort of like our body, we do not notice them unless there is an irritation. Oh well, thanks for the opportunity to bless other, whether they noticed the surprise or not.
Later, Guys Group. We did the John Eldredge study, "Walking with God." It all went along fine until the end. Our guys just like each other's company. But the focus was on listening/hearing God's voice. My gut said my group of guys biggest difficulty is to just slow down and listen for God's voice...they are wonderful "doers of the Word." (James 1:22) But the Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God" comes a little more difficult for my Band of Brothers. So we did a 15 minute guided meditation at the end. For these Type A guys, it seemed like the first time in a long time that they fully relaxed. I hope that was rejuvenating surprise for them.
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I have this little daily devotional book on my desk at work, and each morning, I take the first 10 minutes of the day to read the short devotional and pray about what is revealed in it. Of course, on Mondays, I have to play “catch up” for the two devotionals I missed over the weekend. When I read my weekend devotionals this morning, I discovered that Saturday’s was about getting enough rest and Sunday’s was about being renewed in the Lord.
Since Pastor Tim’s Message yesterday was about our core values of Rest, Renew, Serve, and Share, I found my weekend devotionals very fitting. Had this morning’s devotional been about “serving” I would have fallen off of my chair!
But since the message of “rest and renew” has been reinforced through both Tim’s Message and my devotional, I am quite certain that God is speaking quite clearly that I need to slow down, take five deep breaths, and center myself each and every day. Thanks for the surprise reminder to rest and renew, God.
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