3 John 1 --- The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
Well part of this daily recap is to share my time with the Lord openly and transparently. So, this morning was a disaster for me. I awoke at 5:00 AM and could not get my brain in gear until 6:30 AM. That was after two cups of coffee and multiple attempts to pray and talk with the Lord. I just couldn't focus. Then I tried to get into reading the Word and it was like trying to read a foreign language.
Finally, I got to 7:00 AM, so after two full hours of struggle, I went back and talked with the Lord. I was straight forward with Him saying, "Lord, I'm struggling and the more I try, the more I struggle and I'm starting to get really frustrated." So, a few things happened when I finally stopped wrestling with doing things the way I always do in the morning.
First, I had peace come over me. Just like taking a deep breath and releasing it slowly. It felt like that.
Second, my mind instantly went to the art portion of my morning routine, which is usually the last thing I do. My routine is prayer, reading/study the Word, create artwork, then post. So, I just talked to God about art.
Third, I immediately had the image of Inspector Gadget fumbling around trying to solve some crime. Inspector Gadget is a bumbling cartoon spy who stumbles and goofs his way through things while his niece Penny and her dog Brain do the actual sleuthing and figure things out. Gadget would yell things like, "Go Go Gadget Helicopter!" and out pops an umbrella. He's a goofball and rarely do his gadgets work. Well, after laughing for a minute that, here I sat 7:00 AM talking to God about Inspector Gadget. I just hear it in my mind, "Go Go Gadget Bible Study!" and out pops an umbrella. "Go Go Gadget Bible Study!!" and out pops a blender. Yes, now you're tracking with my silly craziness.
I had gone into autopilot mode this morning and neglected to bring the one along who solves the mysteries. I tried and tried, really hard, to make it work but never could on my own, my way. Once I connected with Him, I had peace, I had direction, and He led me to just simply draw a silly picture of Inspector Gadget with Him. LOL.
It was okay to just sit and do art with the Lord today, because it was with Him and that was what mattered. My morning didn't go how I expected, but it's where He was and that's where I want to be. That's where peace, love, and contentment are, with Him.
I pray you have a wonderful weekend. If you need prayer or just someone to listen, please reach out. You are not alone.
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