The Red Ones Smell The Best

My mind usually runs at approximately 374.067 miles per hour. I think that’s what I clocked it at the last time…A good friend asked me this evening, “ When you go home...you must either pass out right away or stay up all night..” I hated to agree that it was the later of the two. It makes me wonder (surprise! surprise!)…Am I missing out on life cause I don’t stop and smell the roses??

I don’t know about you, but I am guilty of over analyzing things… did I turn off my laptop and lights before I left the house?? Am I going to the gym after work or am I going to hang out with friends tonight?? What’s going to happen with the Home Churches?? Where is the next Nourish event going to be held?? Are we going to have to wait 2 hours for a table?? Does she like me?? How does my hair look??(Yeah, I have to be honest that question comes up a lot) I get so preoccupied with so many questions and worries that it tends to be time consuming. I think that if I put more effort in realizing what’s going on around me, and less time focusing on things I can’t necessarily control, a lot of those questions would be answered. I have come to the realization; I don’t have any control over anything. I need to stop thinking I can remedy everything by just analyzing the situation and trying to figure out a solution. I can’t even fix myself for goodness sake! You know what?? This is completely fine. God doesn’t want us to fix each other, or else why would we need Him?? Instead he wants us to lay ALL of our “junk” at his feet. He wants us to have him sort through our pillowcase full of good values, unfailing faith and love towards one another, and he’ll get rid of the occasional “unwrapped Tootsie Rolls”.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light “–Matthew 11:28

I have read this scripture so so So SO many times but it really hit me tonight. It’s like God was asking me, “Why are you juggling all these knives? Don’t you know you’ll eventually cut yourself? Why not give them to me and relax. I have it all taken care of.” I have accepted Jesus in my life as my Savior, so that means I’m saved right? So why don’t I act like it? Shouldn’t I rejoice and celebrate because my life is now redeemed? But for some reason I’d rather go and sacrifice myself day after day over meaningless worries. I have written over six times that I trust God will be there for me and that he will be my provision, and I truly believe it…So then, why the endless laundry lists of questions?

When I am afraid,
I will trust in you.

In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What can mortal man do to me? –Psalm56:3-4

Here is my prayer for us all:
Lord, let us live out our lives in true peace,
Let our hearts be still yet let our passion burn for you God.
Help us trust you whole heartedly and without fail.
Give us a desire to live out your truth,
A desire to be more like you...
Because you God are Love...

“Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.”-Philippians 4:8-9