Starting the summer and learning some too!

The summer started with a bang...my little sister got married. I haven't had a chance to blog about all that I have experienced so far, but I want to do a little bit about what God is teaching me first. I started a new little devotional on The ONE Year Worship the King devotional. Mainly I do need something to go through in order to keep me focusing on what is really important. I miss BSF and the good discussions we had each week. It will be nice to be able to get back to that in the fall. For now though...the focus....worship.

God has been teaching me a lot about worship this past year. I think that I used to categorize worship into this place where it is just singing...and that is all. But as I have pondered the idea of worship and what it truly means I realize that it is a lifestyle. My lifestyle should be worship to God. I don't think that is always the way I see it, but what I do and who I am should always be worship to God. He is righteous and Holy and it is my job to focus on that and love Him the way He deserves, with my whole being.

Today I read through Isaiah 51:1-8. The idea is that I should not fear the reproach of man. Being in the states I think I am more apt to fear the reproach of man than I do in BKK. I mean being here it is super easy to get caught up in the things that do not make me righteous. The things that bring me down and that I allow to take place of my Savior. How easy is it for me to sleep in late and then miss my time with God. Or just get so busy doing nothing that I do not pick up my Bible and really spend time with Him.

God is saying to me...stop...focus and worship.

How often do I stop...focus and worship? Not very often. I am so distracted by this trip or that. Or making sure that I have enough money to pay bills or fly to this place or that place. I just get so caught up that I forget to just stop...focus and worship.

So.....this summer...maybe I should just be stopping all the busy lifestyle and spend time just resting in Him...after all isn't that what summer is for?