Simply Love, That is All

"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest.

Walk with me and work with me--watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.

Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."

Matthew 11:28-30 (The Message)

God has been teaching and reminding me lately that life is simply about loving Him, every day, with all my heart. In all the busyness and demands of life, I've gotten tired and lost focus at times. But God keeps bringing me back to the central reason I exist: To love Him.

This is a very light burden to carry: Each day, to get up, and to determine in my heart to love the Lord with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. Everything else I need to do will take care of itself as I seek Him, and rely on His grace to get me through each day.

It's so simple, isn't it!

Food

Reflections on 1 Kings 18-19

Sometimes we're on top of things, we have great victories, we're confident and strong.

At other times, we've had enough and we may feel like giving up.

After his great victory over the prophets of Baal, in this passage we find Elijah sitting under a bush in the wilderness wishing he could just die.

What does the Lord do? He feeds him - he sustains him. God has not finished with the prophet yet.

Lord, I'm a human being like Elijah - sometimes I'm strong, other times I'm fed up. But in both times, you feed me. It is you who sustains me, whether I'm having victory after victory, or feeling crushed by those who want to destroy me.
Thank you that you stoop down to feed your little ones, us frail human beings. My food is to do your will.