The other morning it was 17°, today 54° go figure?

We think some pretty crazy things. The first being, how time goes by so quickly or so slowly. Neither is true in that time goes by at the same rate every day.  Each week has the same number of minutes and hours what determines the “speed” is how we fill those minutes or hours.

Last week my wife and I spent time alone in south Mississippi. We had no schedule or agenda imposed upon us with the exception of a concert at the end of the week. Several times during the week I thought how quickly time was going by and yet awoke several times realizing what day it was and then thought how slowly the week was passing. I am NOT complaining by any means because my next thought would be its only ____ and we’ve still got __ number of days. That was a good thought. Vacation usually passes too quickly because we have filled our time with fun, enjoyable activities or down time.

I have been reading the psalms. Usually I read 5 at a time of course when I get to the 119^th I may just read five pages at a time. I got to Psalm 65 1-2 with these words from The Message.

^1-2 Silence is praise to you, Zion-dwelling God, And also obedience. You hear the prayer in it all.

Too many minutes and hours of our days are spent with sound, the sound of our own voice or the noise of complaints or opinions or complaining. I think we are trying to fill the emptiness of our souls with noise and activity when in reality God is the only fill to the void. He fills us up not in our activity but in the solitude of obedience and stillness. I know how hard it is to be silent. I’m a preacher. I’m supposed to know what to say and have something to say at all times. I learned the hard way to ask God to shut my mouth when there is nothing to say and only to speak when he has spoken.  The best thing to say is nothing in certain situations. Silence speaks volumes and communicates care.

The above passage is good to know when there are no words for the hurt you feel or the helplessness of your situation. The other thing to know is that time passes and so does whatever you are facing. Just like the cold temps of earlier this week, give them time they will change. Do you know why that is? God is always moving. All that he created is moving. Where is it moving you ask? I’m glad you asked. All is moving to the completion of creation when sin is erased and all of the created is restored to perfect and God moves into the neighborhood.

All is changing for His glory and our good, go figure!        

In HIS Service and Yours,

BroG