God offers His Kingdom to people humble enough to assume the role of His child and to obey Him with abandon and trust. We live each day concentrating on each task He gives us. We live in the moment rather than attempting to multi-task through the day.
This is better for our mental, emotional and physical
health, as well as our productivity than attempting to speed through life. Have
you seen the driver that swerves around you, almost forcing you off the highway
in his/her attempt to get ahead?
We see them a few blocks later stopped at the same
traffic signal where we are coming to make our stop. Their rushing got them
absolutely no place fast. Instead, we move along at a steady pace, walking in
the Spirit through each moment of time.
More doctors today are following advice from ancient
tribes who live close to the earth. They recommend that we spend short spurts
of time throughout the day, sitting in the sun and fresh air with our bare feet
or hands snuggling in the grass or dirt.
This outdoor siesta is the perfect time to pray and
praise our Heavenly Daddy for His abundance of blessings on our day. This time,
which we set aside for God, improves our connection with His presence within
us.
We set-up an outdoor spot to sit, sip a cup of coffee or
tea, and bury our feet in the sand or grass. We can even go to the public park
and play with our neighbors' or best friends' children, our grandchildren or
nieces or nephews, etc. We can volunteer at the local school to help the
teacher in any way we can.
Our child-like attention to nature and God reaps
blessings for us for the rest of the day by lowering our blood pressure, giving
our body and soul time to rest, and feeding our spirit by focusing on God and
His Word.
Prayer:
Father God, we are often too busy to spend time with You
during our day. You gave us the beauty of nature in an attempt to keep us
healthy and balanced in body, soul and spirit; yet, we often fill our life so
full of stressful activities that we ignore this lovely gift. Remind us to make
time to worship You in the grass or sand every day in order to give our self
that mental, emotional and spiritual boost that we did not realize that we
need.
You are not pleased with our devotion when we squeeze
time for you in between a host of carnal pursuits. The more time we spend in
intimate communication with You, the stronger our relationship with You grows
and the deeper we enter Your rest and enjoy the fellowship of Your presence in
our life.
Thought for the Day:
Sometimes, the most beneficial gift we can give to our
self is to spend time in nature and with God; use some time of sunshine each
day to walk, waltz or sit in the grass; we can even build a grassy plot on our
patio if we live in a high-rise.
