Welcome ladies! I am glad that you are here! This blog is going to be a great way for us to communicate what God is doing in our lives...what a awesome way to encourage one another as sisters in Christ!!!! I am pumped!
Erika encouraged me yesterday by saying that she felt like God was telling her to take responsibility and get up in the morning on her own(without relying on Patrick)so, she was going to buy an alarm clock...well, I didnt need to buy an alarm clock but I felt the same conviction that I need to get my butt out of bed!!!! This is the only REAL quiet time that I have in my day(before my family wakes)so it is the perfect time to spend with my Heavenly Father.
I set my cell phone (with a funky song)and it went off at 6:30am(thankfully God woke me at 6:15am...I had a wonderful time reading & learning more about my maker & how He desires me to fellowship with him...I was also reminded that I need to work on the Fruits of the Spirit(patience & self control)...God also gave me the extra time to run & start my day exercising my spiritual life & my physical.
Thank you Lord for the time we shared this morning...I'll meet you again-same time tomorrow!
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Well, I had an interesting talk with my husband last night that led me to sleep in late this morning as a way to serve my husband (by giving him focused, uninterrupted God Time).
One of my biggest struggles is relying and finding my comfort and satisfaction in the Lord. Too often I find myself going to others (especially my husband) to get my emotional needs met. Therefore, I wasn't putting my time with God as the #1 priority.
Thankfully Mike's heart is very focused on spending time with God every morning. As it turns out, since I was trying to be fulfilled by my husband, I was distracting Mike from his time with God :(.
So, after the retreat this weekend and a talk with Mike last night, I've realized two things: 1)I NEED Him. I need to be connecting with God and walking/remaining in His love...and 2) Mornings are going to have to be a time when Mike and I let go of each other and each connect with our heavenly Father - the one who is really our satisfaction and comforter.
I'm excited about this morning time. I hope it really teaches me to go before the Lord with my troubles. This morning God reminded me of a 1 year bible I received for Christmas, so I think I'm going to be reading through that to help keep me on track. If anyone wants to join in, let me know!
What else...I can already tell this is going to be a daily struggle - to remain in Him and to rely on Him...Lord, give all of us women strength and help us to rest in You.
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