Finals... Oy!
I started this month with the thought that yes, it is good. I soon realized how much more I need to DO before the month is over. I have finals, like thousands of other students in my town. I have to raise money for a missions trip like countless others across the country. I have to get prepared for a wedding and the millions of other things on my to do list. But what is this season really about?
So often we get preoccupied by the things we have to do before we can actually enjoy our time. I am currently preoccupied with the fact I need to buy dog food, go do laundry and check up on some dogs I will soon be watching over the weekend. Not only am I preoccupied, I am overwhelmed with the feeling I can not get all of this done. Maybe the stuff for today, but what about tomorrow? What about the next day and the next week and so on and so forth. It is hard not to think about all the stuff we have to do.
I know that currently, life is not all that hard. It's in the moments that I forget what I am really supposed to do. I listen, but sometimes I drown it all out. I wait, but sometimes I can not hear the stillness that is God. If you think about it, this is the season of Martha. Very one is too busy, too stubborn and too difficult to realize that we need to slow down and wait at His feet in order to enjoy the holidays. I want to have a MARY Christmas this year. Not a Martha Christmas. Although if I get things done in the process, I won't mind.
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