In the Midst of Pure Insanity

Well Everyone, life is crazy. Though, that is pretty much how it is all the time for most people. I went to work this morning at 4am. I had the 4am-9am shift today at the Bakery. Honestly, it is a bit boring, but I love the people with which I work. They are all amazing. The 'Regulars" are so funny. There are about four to seven men that come in every morning to have coffee and talk. They all have a specific order that they get every time. I believe that I am working thirteen days this month, including one double shift. 

Now, why am I telling you all this? I have no idea. School starts in one week - exactly. It is so hard to believe that Senior year is here! I'm excited. =) I reason that I should be getting back into a normal pace with blogging and such. I am trying to get back into routine - if there ever was one. So I was trying to decide what I want to share with you today, and had a little trouble deciding, but here is what I came up with for today.

Yesterday, as I was doing my devotions, I just kept singing the phrase "I sing to glorify the King who gave His life." I have no idea where this came from, other than that it must be from the Lord. I soon was led to two verses that led me along the same path.

"And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, 

declares the Lord,

and I will be the glory in her midst."

~ Zechariah 2:5

"Sing and rejoice,

O daughter of Zion,

I came and I will dwell in your midst,

declares the Lord."

~ Zechariah 2:10

Even in the midst of my busy life, I still must make time to sing to my King. He alone is worthy of my praise. In the Bible, it says that if we do not praise Him the rocks and mountains will cry out. Yes, I need God when everything is crumbling around me, but how much more do I need Him when the world seems to be perfect (figuratively speaking)! It is then that my focus comes off on Him and onto worldly things. It is then that I need Him to be my constant guide, my Rock and my source of all true wisdom. 

Blessings,

Hannah

The Illogical Justification called "Busyness"

Well, I don't know about you all, but my life is insane. It seems like I always have a million things to do. Between school, college planning, appointments, work, an internship, spending time with family and friends, planning a huge youth group garage sale, church, and everything else in life, it seems like I don't have time to just stop and think. Phew! I'm tired just listing everything that is going on in my life. If you're like me, then you always have something to do, some place to go, or someone to see. While I like being busy (I detest boredom and laziness), sometimes it can be overwhelming.

In Psalms, it says, "Be still and know that I am God." (46:10) Sometimes it feels like I barely have time to just stop and rest, let alone taking the time to spend in silence with God. Sure, I do my devotions every morning before I start my day, but I can't live on just that. I simply can't make it through life relying on 7:00AM "meetings" with God. I need so much more. I NEED to take the time to stop and spend with Christ, my Savior, throughout the day - not just in the morning. I think that it is really funny when people say that they are trying to "make time for God". I mean seriously?? The God of the universe cares for you and loves you beyond description, and you have to schedule Him into your day in order to take any time to spend with Him? Here's a video to help explain what I mean:

See what I mean? (By the way, I love Blimey Cow videos, like the one above, so you will probably see some more in the future - providing that you all like them as well...?) Why in the world do we think that thirty minutes in the morning is good enough? Where did that even come from? I don't know about you, but I think that we need to figure out our priorities. While I do read my Bible every day for around thirty minutes, I'm not content with being a "super-Christian", as is termed in the video. I'm not a super-Christian by any means. It's easy for quiet time to become routine; so I challenge you to step out of your routine and spend time with God because it is a PRIVILEGE not an obligation. These are my views on the subject, but what do you all think? Do you think that we are just fine as we are because life is busy? Or do you think that we need to live for more than thirty minutes per day with our Savior? 

I thought that this saying was funny, and entirely true. 

Blessings,

Hannah

P.S. I know that you all were waiting anxiously for the second half to Esther's post, so I apologize that you must wait another day for it. I hope that this post is sufficient enough to tide you over. =)