Seeking

Since being with my family in Indiana, I have really fell off writing for this blog daily. And I have justified in my mind why this is so. "I am here only for a limited amount of time and I want to savor all my time with my family, so I will wait until late to read the word and pray." When it comes to that time, though, I am too tired to do it. This is that same old cycle from which I thought God broke me last fall.

My sister answered that line of thinking well today when she said, "Yes, but it's like I do with my son - I need a quiet time every day and I tell Dylan when it's going to happen." In other words, it's a simple matter of prioritizing. My problem? I am not prioritizing God at times I know He is telling me to do so.

This has been at the back of my conscience all trip...that is, until Bridget sent our India group an email that essentially asked an important question: "Are you seeking God right now?" It was our prayer yesterday - that every member of our group would be on fire, seeking for God and to understand the freedom Jesus brings. Unfortunately, I forgot my binder with our prayer calendar at home in LA, so I completely forgot to be praying for specific things along with the entire group on the same day.

Fortunately, I received the prayer list via email (Thank God for iPhones and email) and acted on my convictions immediately. Today's topic is to pray that "our testimonies and words will be used by God." I know that He will prompt me to say what the people I meet need to hear. I already do know that He will use me and the parable of the Good Samaritan to make me and th people who hear me to reevaluate what it means to love others.

Thank you, Jesus, for showing us what true love is. Make my words and actions true love on a daily basis.