Creating Space for God

We long for beauty. We crave nourishing rhythms that sustain and nurture.
We want to see the resurrection of things in the sacred moments of our days.
The habits of our every day determine what we will hear and see. Our habits
train our souls to listen to something. We must ask ourselves what frequency
we have tuned our hearts and minds to. If we are honest, we generally yearn
to put more in and get more out of our days, but we seem to be caught in a
whirlwind where we have little control. The thing is, we do have great agency
over our thoughts. We must do the work of capturing them because thoughts
become things.

This is where nourishing rhythms come into play. We must plan to
incorporate a rhythm of examining ourselves to see what is keeping us from
enjoying fellowship with God. Our goal is to honor ourselves and those
around us as we praise God. We can only honestly do that by seeing where
we need to reconnect. Sin and toxic thoughts sever relationships. It all starts
with a straightforward question.

What is keeping me from enjoying You today, Jesus?
Then move on from there and ask a host of questions about the roots &
rivals that keep your heart from him. You don’t have to camp here all day. A
few minutes of uncluttered listening to Jesus can untangle years of damage.
Create this moment at the start of each day. I’ll admit that I spent several
years having this moment in the quiet of the bathroom when my kids were
little. Now, I have cultivated a space to quiet my heart before I begin my day.
May you take the time to create your space internally and externally. May
you hear the beauty of Christ in your very soul.

Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And
see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
(Psalm 139:23-24)

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