"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me." Luke 9:23
Notice that the verse does not say, "take up his cross when it is convenient". I have heard this verse over and over and it was a memory verse of mine in high school. However, this morning it struck me in a different way this morning. Lately I have been so tired and slacking off on my quiet time. I usually get up and do quiet time before I start the day (with a warm cup of coffee). Since I have become pregnant and the coffee is gone, quiet time doesn't seem the same. That should not be! Coffee does not = time with God. I seem to wake up with just enough time to make breakfast for CR and I and rush to get ready. I soak in the word here and there when I can throughout the day, but it is not the same. No longer do I relish in the word first thing in the morning. Over Spring Break I have, and I realize how much better I am when I do that. My tongue is a sword ready to spit the words that the Holy Spirit provides for me. My day is much more abundant of Heaven bound thinking. I do things for the purpose that right now, I am just passing through and that Heaven is my ultimate home.
Speaking of Spring Break, we were blessed with Momma and Kyleigh's presence for a few days. Elizabeth had to stay and take certification classes, so the two of the loaded up to visit and help Lala clean out some closets. Since I can't lift or push things, they were a big help with going through what has been stuffed in the back for the last few years and Kyleigh even helped wash the floors! I took her over to a putt-putt park in Corpus and her and mother had a blast on the bumper boats. Putt-putt was super fun and I even got a hole in one! Kyleigh got to ride Bonita a little bit before she left, but she didn't get to ride as much as I would have liked her to. Thankfully CR is busy in the fields, so there was just a short time period to get him to help her saddle up and ride.
Squirting Lala through the gate.
Grammy got stuck under the waterfall.
Going to town!
Kyleigh telling Grammy how to do it.
1 comment:
Great post. On a side note, I NEVER give up my coffee when I'm preggo, and all my babies have been perfect and fat! I only have one cup a day in the mornings. If I'm craving the taste more, then I'll have a second, but decaf. My OB's have always said you can have 200 mg of caffeine, and that is a TON...about 6 cokes! So, if you do want to treat yourself to coffee, even though you're right, it doesn't = quiet time, enjoy it!!
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