"The wise men followed the star, the way I follow my heart ..." I faded in and out of consciousness, catching random pieces of Christmas songs on the radio. And the longer I lay there, listening to the music with my eyes closed, something about that voice sounded familiar.
Suddenly, I was at the Cleveland county fair. Standing behind a wooden booth, slick cement floor beneath my shoes. Watching a skinny little man perform magic tricks, it was then that I realized two things ...
1) "Baby, Baby" would forever be engrained in my head, against my wishes.
2) Secondly, I could never be a squealing little fan of Justin Bieber. I just couldn't.
"I should be making a list I know, but I’mma be under the mistletoe," I knew that voice. I was seriously waking up to Justin Bieber on my radio? No, couldn't be. "With you, Shawty with you. With you under the Mistletoe."
Before I could turn the volume down, my ears already having been assaulted, the song faded out and the radio host took over. "Another Justin Bieber hit, Mistletoe. That's certainly been a popular one this year, I can tell you that."
I pictured all the little girls with their earbuds in, screeching in delight & waving their hands wildly as the girl-boy's voice flooded through their brain. Their morning had been made, maybe their whole week if they considered it a lucky thing to happen on a Monday morning as they waited for the bus.
Obviously, this didn't make the girl's morning. But instead, the radio went off and I cozeyed up in my room with my Bible and read Luke 10. The story of Mary & Martha when Jesus comes always inspires me to be better.
I realize it's a total switch of gears here, but so often I'm just like Martha. I get so ridiculously busy with everything. And I tend to stress until everything has reached some level of perfection. I was reading this morning, and it hit me how much like Martha I am. She loved the Lord, and so do I! But we both let Life get in the way of actually enjoying God, and what He's done for us and just loving the fact that I'm a Christian.
How often have we got so busy with church functions {soul winning. choir practice. rushing home from work to go to church. sunday school lesson preparation, etc} get in the way of the most important thing? Being a Christian is a blessing and a privilege, there's so many good things about having the Lord in my life. And yes, often times I just get busy in the doing and not the enjoyment of it all.
I read somewhere about a Time Fast ...
Such a simple concept, but a very good thought and one I hope to keep up. It's just a matter of putting priorities in order and making time for what is really important to you!
In the meantime, it's helping the munchkins with school work and enjoying Coffee that tastes so much like Cappuchino that it could almost become addictive. Oooh lah lah! Have a wonderful afternoon, and enjoy everything the day holds for you. * smiles *
Suddenly, I was at the Cleveland county fair. Standing behind a wooden booth, slick cement floor beneath my shoes. Watching a skinny little man perform magic tricks, it was then that I realized two things ...
1) "Baby, Baby" would forever be engrained in my head, against my wishes.
2) Secondly, I could never be a squealing little fan of Justin Bieber. I just couldn't.
"I should be making a list I know, but I’mma be under the mistletoe," I knew that voice. I was seriously waking up to Justin Bieber on my radio? No, couldn't be. "With you, Shawty with you. With you under the Mistletoe."
Before I could turn the volume down, my ears already having been assaulted, the song faded out and the radio host took over. "Another Justin Bieber hit, Mistletoe. That's certainly been a popular one this year, I can tell you that."
I pictured all the little girls with their earbuds in, screeching in delight & waving their hands wildly as the girl-boy's voice flooded through their brain. Their morning had been made, maybe their whole week if they considered it a lucky thing to happen on a Monday morning as they waited for the bus.
Obviously, this didn't make the girl's morning. But instead, the radio went off and I cozeyed up in my room with my Bible and read Luke 10. The story of Mary & Martha when Jesus comes always inspires me to be better.
I realize it's a total switch of gears here, but so often I'm just like Martha. I get so ridiculously busy with everything. And I tend to stress until everything has reached some level of perfection. I was reading this morning, and it hit me how much like Martha I am. She loved the Lord, and so do I! But we both let Life get in the way of actually enjoying God, and what He's done for us and just loving the fact that I'm a Christian.
How often have we got so busy with church functions {soul winning. choir practice. rushing home from work to go to church. sunday school lesson preparation, etc} get in the way of the most important thing? Being a Christian is a blessing and a privilege, there's so many good things about having the Lord in my life. And yes, often times I just get busy in the doing and not the enjoyment of it all.
I read somewhere about a Time Fast ...
- saying no to watching a movie, or tv.
- saying no to shopping.
- saying no to time with friends.
- saying no to texting, or being on the phone.
Such a simple concept, but a very good thought and one I hope to keep up. It's just a matter of putting priorities in order and making time for what is really important to you!
In the meantime, it's helping the munchkins with school work and enjoying Coffee that tastes so much like Cappuchino that it could almost become addictive. Oooh lah lah! Have a wonderful afternoon, and enjoy everything the day holds for you. * smiles *
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Great post, Brittany. This is something that I need to be reminded of quite a bit, especially around this time of year. :)
Thanks! We just have to really focus on keeping the Christ in Christmas, not in keeping our schedules together, etc. I keep reminding myself of this too! :)
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