New Year’s Eve....Ten degrees and snowy...
Around 1:00 as we lounged, just finishing lunch ~ cookies in the oven ~ checking e-mail, facebook, and watching another episode of h.g.t.v. house hunters, (simultaneously) ~ our recreation was abruptly interrupted as silence fell over the condo—power outage or too much use of power?
Greg picked up the phone to call down to the front desk to inquire but the phone was dead – oops, forgot the phone is hooked up to the modem! Thankful for cell phones, he was able to contact them via android. “Yes sir, we are aware of the outage in part of the building and our engineers are looking into it now. We hope to have the power restored shortly.”
“O.k.” I thought...” “It’s time to get fully dressed (get out of my fleecies) in case we have to vacate for some reason.” I pulled on tights, warm socks and a couple extra layers for warmth and I settled back into my chair. Husband began to nod off in sitting position; dog curled up inside her warm blanket...all was very very calm! I realized that I was enjoying the sound of silence. Free from the hum of appliances, background noise and computer keyboards, along with visual ping pong from tablet to t.v. to texts, I was forced to realize there is life without electronic toys! Of course I could have used the tablet or droid, but turned them off to conserve their batteries (just in case).
I decided to take advantage of a great opportunity to sit quietly with the Good Book. Seriously friends, does it take a power outage to get us to slow down and open the bible for some “real-time” conversation with God? I guess that’s what it took for me today...a reminder that I need to plug in to The Actual Power Source!
I randomly opened up the word to 1 Thessalonians chapter 4, verse 11 and beheld the direct word of God as it jumped off the page:
“MAKE IT YOUR AMBITION TO LEAD A QUIET LIFE"
I’m as serious as serious can be! This is exactly what I saw, heard and felt (simultaneously) with the noise removed and the peace of God speaking VOLUMES into my forcibly calmed soul!!!
Well then, let me read on because I know He has more to tell me and with all the clamor removed, I can hear Him LOUD AND CLEAR; SOFT AND GENTLE; STRONG AND POWERFUL; guiding my path into the year ahead ~~~
My New Years Resolution:
“MAKE IT MY AMBITION TO LEAD A QUIET LIFE!!!
THANKFUL FOR THE TRUE POWER SOURCE, I WAIT...PATIENTLY...AS I PLUG IN TO HIM AND RECHARGE!
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| “Be still in the presence of the Lord and wait patiently for him to act.” Psalm 37:7 (a) |
WISHING YOU A CALM YET POWERFUL NEW YEAR!
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