Out of Breath!

There are days (weeks!) that rush by in a flurry of chaos, To-Do lists and conversations that start with "Oh, I've been meaning to talk to you about...".

On days like this it's easy to feel like I've been caught up in a whirlwind that has no intent of slowing down.

Ever.

And sometimes I just need a moment to catch my breath.

Usually this is where I lock myself in a bathroom, or one of my other secret hiding places in the church. (So far I have 2 that I've not been found in yet...pure gold!)

But more often than not, instead of needing a quiet moment to myself, what I need is to remember that God is calling me to slow down and re-focus. Running myself ragged trying to do a million things FOR him isn't want he wants. God wants me to be spending time WITH him. And I can do that while I'm working, but when I get myself caught in a flurry of activity, I'm not consciously spending my time with him.

I need slow down.

So today, the words He used to speak to me were from Psalm 16.
I am unspeakably grateful for the privilege of having access to the very Word of God.

 Psalm 16:5-11
5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
    you hold my lot.
6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
    in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I have set the Lord always before me;
    because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
    my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
    or let your holy one see corruption.
11 You make known to me the path of life;
    in your presence there is fullness of joy;
    at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

English Standard Version (ESV)

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