“God is God and I am not”. Have you heard this quote? I’m not sure who said it but it has become my mantra. Less than eight weeks ago, I left my business to follow a call into ministry. You can click here to read more about that story. Goal number one, write and publish my first book. I did not anticipate the day to day challenges of life. Life can be so very distracting. I’ve been accustomed to going into an office Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm, for the last twenty years. We were always busy. Now, I am working from home and I think I have all the time in the world. Except I don’t and the last 53 days have slipped by like a dream.
I have managed to get a few things accomplished though. With the help of some key people, we have created a website. Thank you Dee. I am writing a blog weekly, meeting with folks about speaking engagements and working on the book. Along with doing laundry, tidying my house and cleaning out junk; I also do yoga twice a week and work out. I never had time for those things before. I guess it’s all coming along.
But I find myself in such a hurry all the time. Rush, rush, rush. Can you relate? I just want to get there. I try to make things happen, working things out, like finding an editor, determining if I should self publish or use traditional publishing. Striving and pushing. And then I’m reminded, “God is God and I am not.” I tell myself this often. I sit back and breathe it in. “God is God and I am not.” It feels good to know that I don’t have to be in control. God’s word says, “Be still and know that I am God.” Be still. Who does that? “Be still and know that I am God.” The words wash over me like a warm wave of peace. Be still. Don’t strive, don’t control. Be still. It reminds me of a song The Fray did several years ago. Take a listen now and make it your prayer for this day.
As I’m finishing up this blog post, I get an automated text from a minister out of Charlotte, “God is still God. You will be okay. Trust. Be at peace.” I think God is trying to tell me something. God might be trying to tell you something too.
Dear Lord, help me to always remember that you are God and I am not. Teach me to be still . Remind me that I will be okay. I love you and want to trust you with my whole heart. Sometimes it is hard. But you know that. You are with me in the good times and the bad. Thank you for that. In Jesus name, -Amen. -M
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I love to watch the tiny wrens build nests every year in our winter wreath and again in spring and summer. There may be three, four, or five nests, and I secretly suffer through each one because I want them to grow up and safely fly away. Of course, if they did not come, I would miss them. They are such a connection to the creative, loving hand of God. This week, I questioned the condition of two tiny wrens, a first after so many years of squirming, eye-blinking, neck-stretching shenanigans we are blessed to view. There were no visible signs of life in them when I peered into their nest with a mirror, and they had been covered over with much nesting material. After some discussion and not a few tissues, I took the wreath from the wall with every intention of cleaning, storing, and providing a resting place for the babies. Was it the wind that stirred their feathers? Perhaps, but as I held the wreath and looked directly into the nest, I could see the heartbeat in each of those tiny bodies. The wreath is back on the house and we are all at peace, because God is God, and we are not.
Shan – this brought tears to my eyes. Thank you. God is God and we are not. -M
This phrase is also in one of my favorite Steven Curtis Chapman songs titled “God is God.” So much truth and an important reminder. Thank you.
I need the reminder often. Thank you for your love and support. -M