24 hours.........

Well it has been a LONG time since I posted on here. Sorry about that......
The end of school is always hectic, but that is no excuse.  I have to eventually get in a better habit with this, but I digress.

So I've had a couple of trips lately and what does that mean, car ride and think time. Think time and God time have been deep lately. God is peeling back layers and doing that thing He does. If you are asking what is that thing He does, think about playing with play dough. He uses a cookie cutter that looks like Him placed into the dough that I call me(yep, mine is pink too ;-) Little by little the excess dough is pulled away, so one day the shape called me will look just like Him. My issue is that I try to put some of the dough back, and all that results in is yet another time of Him taking it away. I'm learning though.

So why is this blog called 24 hours? We all have the same amount of time in each day to make a difference. Yet sometimes we stay so busy that at the end of the day, can we look back and see one thing we did to make a difference? I set out with one goal this summer, to be fruitful not just busy. I'm tired of wasting time on things just to try and make it up the ladder. I've learned some of those ladders I thought I wanted to climb were leaning against buildings I didn't recognize. Sometimes we need to do what we do because of what HE  did and forget about the rest. Do a heart check and see why you do what you do. Is it to see that smile on someone's face or to try and get that pat on the back?

Let the wall come down that you have built up trying to protect yourself from getting hurt again and trust Him to guard your heart. Be careful about giving the enemy a foothold and do what God says to do. Footholds come in all shapes and sizes and most of the time make you feel comfortable and feed the flesh. Feed that deeper part of you even when it's not comfortable. Don't look at what you are doing as little, just because what you see someone else doing may be big. Patience means letting God do things in His time while you keep moving forward. He knows what He has planned, He will finish what He started, don't rush ahead. Sprinting ahead leaves you out of breath and you end up having to stop and catch your breath anyway. Keep up with His pace. His pace for you is meant just for you, and only you.

24 hours.....do what you do because of what He did and trust Him. The rest will fall into place. Don't fill your schedule with things, just to stay on the go. Listen to what His plan is for you and fill your schedule with that. Being fruitful means sowing seeds that one day will reap a harvest in His time. Being fruitful means sowing into lives and giving of yourself. It's not always easy, not always comfortable, but always a God thing.  Little doesn't always mean less. Look at what you do through His eyes, because it's big to Him.

Until next time
~Melissa