Priorities. We all have them. Some we keep as a priority and others we tend to find things to take their place. My first priority each and every morning is taking time to spend it with God. I read a chapter or two of His Word, I spend time in prayer, I type in here, and if I have time left, sometimes I can read a few pages in a book or work on a study. That is basically my routine each morning and getting up at 4AM to ensure I have time for God first is my biggest priority.
What about you? What is your priority - other than the bathroom - each morning? Do you stumble into the kitchen to have a cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal? Do you read the morning news on the computer or rush about getting kids ready for school? What is your priority each morning?
I have found that when I put God first that my day - although it may still be hectic, as it has been lately, - will go much better. I whisper prayers to Him through the day to help me through the tough stuff. And right now I have some major challenges at work in completing tasks and I am really struggling, so have been doing a lot of praying lately. And dropping big 'hints' to hubby that he needs to 'let me retire' because I don't want to learn new things; I don't want to do this anymore. I know nothing about mail merge, and I don't want to learn. I have specific tasks I enjoy and don't mind doing at all, but arranging flights for others to another city, arranging meetings in places I know nothing about, these things do nothing for me. Yet, I have to do them. Even if I could retire next week, I still would have to do them today, so guess I may as well quit grumbling. See why I need God so much throughout the day?
I had to attend a meeting late yesterday afternoon in which I was assigned tasks of scheduling specific meetings. At least one of the choices was the Mesa office, of which I am aware of the conference rooms there,. Need to arrange three meetings; not sure if all day or half days. I was able to reserve the conference rooms before I signed off the computer after 5PM. But, now I need to figure out the attendees and get the meetings on their calendars. And I am still waiting on the President's executive assistant to send me dates he can fly with the others to attend these other meetings that I'm having to make in Colorado. It's wearing me out!
Sorry if I sound like I'm complaining (cause I am, but shouldn't - it's all part of the job), but I'm just really tired, I think. With working from home and not seeing other people, this job has become a chore and not one that I enjoy. I wouldn't mind learning these new things if I was in the office and had people close by that I could ask how to do them. But, alas, I'm alone, and I have no idea who would know how and who could help me get it done. I feel isolated and ... well, I still just don't want to mess with it. Sigh.
So my priority today is asking God to help me through today. I have much to do with taking off work tomorrow for our weekend getaway up north. I'm looking forward to having a different scenery versus looking at a computer all day. It will be cooler; hubby says the lows are in the 30's and the highs are in the 70's. I guess I will be taking my sweats for sure! When I don't have to get up for work, I sometimes sleep in until 5AM but with being in the hotel and no room to go shut the door, I may have to stay in bed until hubby wakes up, which is sometimes 5:30AM. Maybe with getting the executive suite we will have a wall that I can at least go into the other room and begin my quiet time without disturbing him too much. Breakfast is to be starting at 6AM so I know we will have to go down for breakfast before I finish my quiet time. Hubby will start his after breakfast. I am so ready to just not have to think about work - which means I have a lot to get done today.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV) "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."
Sometimes one just has to tell God all about what is going on in their life and trust Him to get us through it. And that's where I'm at this morning. He knows all about the tasks I have before me; He knows all about the struggles I am having with learning and doing new things that I'm not comfortable with. He knows all about my 'don't want to' and also about my 'can do and will do'. He loves me in spite of me. I have to trust that He will lead me where I need to go, to do what I need to do.
And you can trust Him as well. When was the last time you talked to God about your life, what is going on, your hopes and dreams, your struggles? He loves you more than you will ever remember (as my granddaughter tellls me), and He wants only the best for you. Are you trusting Him to do what He can do for you? Are you asking Him to intervene in your life and help you? Trust God; no matter if the results are what you want or not, He knows best what is good for you. Let Him bring it about.
God's best is always worth the wait.
Blessings!
