I have such a short attention span. And so much going on in my life. It's hard to remember that God is a part of it all. Hours or half a day go by when I forget all about Him.
Brother Lawrence says that will happen, when a person first sets out to form the habit of continual communion with God. And he pretty much advises, "Just press the 'reset' button. You will get the hang of it."
Of course, since The Practice of the Presence of God was written over 300 years ago, those aren't the exact words. But that's the jist.
When I first opened the book a couple weeks ago, I opened to this sentence:
"That our sanctification did not depend upon changing our works, but in doing for God's sake that which we commonly do for our own."
And right there, my life was changed.
He is in my swimming, biking, and running, as much as my son is when we arrange to train together. I forgot to ask the Lord to swim (40 minutes) and run (20 minutes) with me today. I choose to believe He was with me anyway, inviting Himself as a silent partner..... as silent as I was. My thoughts were elsewhere but He knows I would have asked Him if I had remembered. He's not bound by human-type "I wasn't invited" huffiness. He knows you meant to ask Him.
Until I get in the habit, I'm thinking I might set my watch to beep every hour I'm awake. Just to remember to check in.
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2 comments:
Ellie, what a great post! I have not been doing alot of blogging lately other than facebook. Thanks for this reminder of being aware continually the presence of God.
I haven't been doing well practicing the presence lately. The cares of the world keep choking it....
Wonderful to hear from you, Dee!
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