Sometimes I think we act more like human doings than human beings. Constantly doing, doing, doing that we forget the simple practice of being and therefore weaken the ability to slow down and just be. This is something thats been on my heart lately because I find myself going from one thing to the next, trying to cross off items from my to do list. However, I find that no matter how many things I cross off from my list, somehow there’s always more to do. This can get really frustrating at times, as I feel like I have a million things to do.
Last weekend, I was driving to take care of an errand, when I drove by a recreational park. As I zoomed by I felt the Lord prompt me to turn into the park and spend some time with Him. At first, I was reluctant, but fortunately, I turned into the park, opened my windows and turned off my car. As I sat in quiet stillness, I thought about God’s love and how I desired to know His love even more. As I did that, a picture popped into my mind where I stood in a natural, jungle pool underneath a waterfall enjoying the water as it ran over me. I think God spoke to me through this picture. Let me explain.
I immediately thought of the waterfall as God’s love for me which is unending, much like the waterfall. As I realized this, my desire was to know how to stay underneath God’s love, underneath that waterfall that is, not moving to the front or the back. So I asked God, “Lord what do I need to do to stay underneath your waterfall of love?” Notice, even in my sincere question to God, my inclination was to do, but as mentioned earlier, sometimes we need to stop doing. The Lord’s answer to my question couldn’t of been more insightful. I felt God say, “You do not need to do anything. My waterfall of love is always flowing to you and over you. All you need to do is enjoy it!”
This was tremendously freeing! I didn’t have to do anything. I didn’t have to perform, pray a certain way or meet a standard. I could simply be and enjoy God’s love. This reminded me of the simple yet difficult to practice truth from Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know He is God.” He wants us to slow our busy lives down, take a minute and enjoy the waterfall of love he has for us.
So do that this week! I challenge you to carve out 5 minutes where you can just be and enjoy God’s love. It can be 30 seconds or 1 minute at a time as the length of time doesn’t matter, just live from the waterfall of love. I know you’re not going to want to leave!
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