Desire for God

The Creator of life, the Savior of the world, my loving Father, endless grace...what is not appealing about that? My alarm obnoxiously wakes me up at 7:30am and and my first thought is already processed, "ugh! I hate waking up!" I get ready for another day at work. I walk out of the door while my Bible is still sitting by my bedside unopened. It is a constant battle everyday between sleeping a little longer or making time to spend with God. Why would I choose more sleep over spending time with the One who "CHOSE me before the foundations of the world!?" Plain selfish. The days I do start my day off right by praying for others and reading the Word, I find myself more hungry for Biblical knowledge. If you grew up in a Christian family, you were probably told your whole life that you should have a "quiet time" everyday. When I got to the point of actually wanting to know my Savior more instead of trying to abide by what I was told to do, my relationship with Christ became intimate. I hate that at the age of 23 I am still inconsistent and undisciplined at times. As believers, we should want to know Christ more and we should have the desire to obey Him. I long for the day I get to see Him face to face, but until then, I want to live this life with a purpose out of obedience, desire and love.

Thanksgiving...a holiday?

Does there have to be a holiday to reflect on what we are thankful for? Coming from a divorced family, Thanksgiving hasn't ever been my favorite holiday when it comes to "family time." I go to my mom's, my cousins come over, we eat, and everyone disperses and does their own thing. Awesome. Last year I tried to be that person to make everyone at the dinner table go around and say what they are thankful for, considering it was Thanksgiving. Complete fail. Everyone just kind of chuckled. Some people half way participated. I do wish the holiday was taken a little more serious, but then again, I do wish, personally, I gave thanks everyday and appreciated more what the Lord has truly blessed me with. I think it's great to have a holiday to remind us to be thankful and reflect on past history, but I don't think the holiday should be the only time to remember to be appreciative. What comes along with the holiday, such as the scrumptious food, is usually what the holiday is made to be about...turkey, stuffing and taters. My prayer is for this holiday to not just be the one time we get together and eat, but to be thankful for the life we were graciously given.