Me.
This is what I've decided to work on during Advent.
God kind of alerted me to this at Adoration last night. I went in and knelt down and started rambling.
Then I got distracted. Lost my train of thought. I couldn't focus. My mind was everywhere. And I sensed God telling me to slow down and bask in His presence. I needed to put a sock in the "mouth" of my mind, which was apparently running in overdrive.
And I'm so glad He let me know. Because I was able to stop. And let go. And truly bask in His presence. I took all of my sin, and all of my worry, and frustration, anxiety, sadness, you name it....and I gave it to Him.
And I felt light.
I thought I might fall over in the pew....I literally felt that weightless.
It was supernatural.
Until I started thinking thoughts like, "what if I really do fall out of my pew and all these people see me?" And then that "light" feeling started to slip away.
Trust Me.
Okay Lord. You know best. I trust in You.
I had over an hour of glorious adoration time.
And my new reminder when my mind starts to think about "too much" at once, is to put a sock in it.
Here's my little mascot to cheer me on:
Lord, help me to slow down, put a sock in it, and listen to what you would have me hear this Advent.
4 comments:
So adorable! What a cute mascot!
So glad you were able to enjoy some time with Our Lord in adoration. Nothing better...
I love everything about this post! There must have been something in the air because He was talking to me during Adoration last night too. Jesus, I trust in You!
I definitely don't think it's a coincidence that I'm recovering from surgery during Advent.
We just need to be quiet and still so He can talk to us -- something that I find so hard to do when I'm moving like a whirling dervish trying to get everything done.
What a great post!
I could learn a lot from that photo!
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