“Life comes at you fast” was the slogan in a recent TV commercial. The speed of living our culture moves even for the most organized is blurry! It is easy to look away from God, easy to become to preoccupied and distracted.
When I catch myself zooming through life at the speed of light I find myself attempting to plan excessively in an attempt to stay focused and on task. Don’t get me wrong, planning is necessary. Our time belongs to God so we need to be productive; however though staying focused is awesome, getting a lot done is great we need to leave little room for God to surprise us with those divine moments that take our breath away and restore our souls. I find the anxiousness of my hurried lifestyle leaves my soul vulnerable to raw emotions and sudden meltdowns. I realized that with all my planning, even with my consistent prayer time and reading the word, my soul is needy.
Life in our culture will always be busy, coming at us fast, so how can we leave room for the divine encounters that refresh our soul? It’s like bubble baths! I am a daily shower girl, hop in and hop out, and off I go. But there are those mornings when I run the hot water, add the bubbles and just rest. So I encourage you to take time to breathe deeply in the presence of God and just wait before the Lord basking in His presence learning to enjoy the presence of God. When you begin to do this, you may feel anxious and hurried, but linger in those prolonged prayer times allowing the Holy Spirit to minister deep with times of refreshing in your soul, like a bubble bath.
“Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.” Psalm 61:1
“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.” Psalm 62:1-2
From my heart to yours,
DaNetta Fernandez
