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"Call to me, and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known." (Jeremiah 33:3 ESV)
Recently I was in a hurry getting the children and myself ready for school. So this particular morning I picked up my shoes and made my way to the living-room to sit down as I encouraged the children to switch off and move away from their gadgets and get their paraphernalia together, in every sense.
As I bent forward to put on my shoes I looked down to see they were not a pair. They were different makes and both the same side of a pair. I was sure that I had picked up two shoes together, which I had, but apparently not the right two shoes! Oh dear; so off to the bedroom I went to find the companion to one set of shoes. In the process I wondered how I had managed to misjudge so badly picking up my shoes.
Sometimes I am in a rush in the morning, half asleep. Ok, quite often, I am in rush in the morning during term-time to get the children and myself into the car and off.
This school journey is something I will miss in September because Zoë goes up to start secondary school, and she will walk there with her friends. Zoë is usually quite talkative, and so the car journey will be quieter, as Sophia will not have to compete to be heard with her elder sister and hopefully I can better concentrate on the driving.
I know that God wants to have a conversation with us in the morning. He asks us to put time aside to be quiet and peaceful in His presence, not to be in too much of a rush to get on with the chores and focus on the tasks of the day ahead.
I often rush off into the day and find that, not unlike my mismatched shoes, I have not brought my travel companion with me. In some manner I have become one-sided having left Jesus behind. So this has left me in need to catch-up with God through the day, relying on God's Grace, until I find Him the space, so that I am able to receive and to hear from Jesus, and in return, lift up those people and situations on my heart in need of prayer.
So, like me, take time to pair up with God this morning: that you have checked in with Jesus, before you get on with the chores of the day.
Prayer: Lord You are gracious and compassionate in Your patience shown towards us every day. Please forgive us when we presume to get on with the day without inviting You in to our lives and situations. Please prompt us to remember You always want to be paired up with us and have a conversation. May we know Your presence with us and receive Your Word for us today, in Jesus' name. Amen.
Roderick Marshall
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