Order My Time LORD

Order my time LORD so that the work of my hands may accomplish the tasks You set before me. Order my time LORD so that I I do not waste it on things that do NOT praise You. Order my time LORD so that You may be glorified in the products I create. Order my time LORD so that I rest accordingly; so that I take time to play; til I notice once again You in ALL.

Order My Time LORD.

SIMPLY

I'm beginning the journey towards living simply. I've accumulated many things, knick knacks, trinkets, jewelry, and they now have places of honor in storage containers. What's the point of that?

I started my Lenten Journey with a reflection by Rev. Dr. Julie Tomaine entitled, "Living Simply: Embracing the Gift of Peace," and that reflection keeps calling out to me. So today I've decided to fully commit to the process of living simply. What does that mean for me? For one it means sharing on a large scale. It means opening my jewelry box and giving away the earrings that I'm no longer wearing. As many of you can attest, I've been wearing the same pair of earrings since 9/11. So why do I have the rest?

Why are we holding on to "things" that get in the way of our God? Why do we tune in to those things before we seek out God's voice?

Simply is going to be quite a journey for me, but I am ready for this endeavor. I long to clear away all that blocks me from getting closer to our God.

Simply.

REARRANGE

Move around.

Make the changes necessary to be more available to God.

God is trying to reach you, but you might need to rearrange things in your life so that you can allow God's Spirit to better to you.

Sometimes when I'm lost or confused, I stand in the middle of my living room and imagine how to rearrange the furniture. Then the moving begins. Surely it doesn't seem to make sense, but once I rearrange the living space, my spiritual clutter is gone.

Are you like me? Do you find yourself rearranging furniture, things and people so that you can gain better clarity?

Perhaps while you are rearranging things you find stuff behind the couch or under the chair that needs to be thrown out. Well,...Throw it away. While you're rearranging things, realign your priorities. Allow God to breathe into you God's breath of LIFE.

Blessed Lenten Journey

Moving Away from THE Clock

So much of what we do is regulated by THE Clock. We make appointments that require time. We meet people for lunch at a certain time. We stress ourselves with being early, on time or late. Projects have deadlines that are tied to THE Clock.

"What time is it?" 

Well I'm learning to move away from THE Clock and into Kairos = God's Time.

I have practiced kairos for the last couple of days and oh what an AMAZING!!!  experience. Oh I have been working, but I didn't allow THE Clock to dictate how I moved in and out of my various projects.

I started off by sleeping "late" (0700-0730). Though I knew I had many things to do I went on to my yoga practice. As a matter of fact I worked out to a new video. THE Clock kept moving, but I wouldn't allow my time with God to be skipped so there I was sitting with God in morning prayer. 

By the time I had showered, eaten breakfast and sat at my desk, THE Clock said that I was off track. I didn't budge. I stayed away from THE Clock and I got more done than I had been getting done when I was watching time.

Moving Away from THE Clock has really been freeing. Truth is, it's been relaxing. I have been able to open myself more fully to God's voice thereby moving in the direction God is nudging me.

"What time is it?"

Now it's your turn to move away from THE Clock. Try it! Take a day and just let the sweet Spirit of God move you to and through what you need to do and be about. Then brace yourself for the amazing peace that will flow through you.

"What time is it?" Time to move away from THE Clock and live in the Spirit. 

Peacefulness

Ending Beginning

New Year's Eve marks the end and the beginning. It is the one time that an entire people regardless of race, creed, ethnic origins, political agendas, sexuality, religious denomination, etc., celebrate the end and beginning.

Move away from New Year's Eve and you find people hanging on to things they should be ending and failing to start things they should be beginning.

I am embracing the rhythm of ending beginning. And this time I'm EXCITED!!

Ending Beginning allows me the opportunity to close the door on sorrows, mistakes, should-haves and could-haves and open the window to going-to and can-do.

To continue this journey towards peace, some things truly must end. I must close the door on

• too many projects which results in "too many minds"
• procrastination that results in me rushing to get too many projects complete
• working the wrong projects 

and open the window to

•  streamlined work
• a more focused way of working
•  working smarter

I'm ending the "don't have time" mantra and beginning the "I have time for God" mantra.
I look forward to what having time for God looks like in 2015.

As you celebrate 2014, put an END to that which is holding you back from your BEGINNING.

Peacefulness