Thought I’d try something new today.
Typically I sit at home to write, where it’s quiet with no distractions. I write when everyone else is busy or in bed. I write when I can focus.
Today I brought my son to get his haircut and then went to the coffee shop next door where the employees all know your name (because sometimes you wanna go….) while he got a trim for his long locks. (He has to go to my stylist because his hairstyle is long, like a 70’s surfer, and barbers can’t help him maintain that ‘do.) I was curious to see what God could do while I’m under a time crunch, surrounded by conversation, eating a Turkey Pesto Paninininini, with the Black Eyed Peas in the background telling me to “get it started in here.” He had prompted me to bring my iPad to the coffee shop and did not prompt me to do errand-type things.
Here’s what I’ve got so far:
God isn’t into my schedule. He’s into my availability. And not like what times of day I am available, but how I yield myself to Him and His plans for me.
Woah. (Seriously, I just started typing and that’s what came out.) I’ve been trying to schedule and organize my life (not that any of that is a bad thing; it’s actually a necessary thing for the busy life our family has) but it’s easy to bend towards a need for control when you get into scheduling and routines and being organized. And when you are trying to control it all, it doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for God to do His thing. (And by “you” I actually mean “me.”)
Funny thing: God does’t care about my schedule. He doesn’t care about how I’ve planned out my day. He cares about me listening for Him throughout the day which might mean spending an little extra time with one of my kids instead of working or having a texting conversation with a friend who needs the connection and care or setting aside my time-wasting Hulu episodes to read a book that has a message He strongly wants me to hear.
As I was driving around thinking about this whole concept that God dropped into my lap today, it was actually a bit freeing to realize that my time is actually God’s time and I answer to Him.
And the crazy thing is that I actually accomplished a ton of stuff today - it’s like God gave me extra hours to do the stuff He put on my heart to do as well as the other obligations that are in the regularly scheduled program, like feeding people, packing kids’ stuff up for camp, doing 2 loads of laundry, cleaning up around the house… plus a bunch of other random things that have been piling up… AND some stuff that doesn’t even need to be completed for a couple weeks - that’s pretty great for a professional procrastinator!
It was a great day today. But sometimes the things I’ve learned one day go right out my brain by the next morning. So I’ve written myself a note: “Be available.” - God.
I think I’ll put it right by the kitchen sink because that’s where I do a lot of thinking…and dishes.
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