I sat down at my computer with every intention to write, I was going to talk about the sermon I listened to yesterday and this morning but then I got distracted, first by my phone, then by other stuff…
It’s like I can spend hours doing something that does nothing to benefit my future but the second that I do everything that can distract me and pull me away from focusing happens.
As I finally get settled and start to focus…the song I’m listening to gets to my favorite part
Lord we bless you, magnify you, we extol you
We make your name, we make your presence bigger
because all we want is you to be
Pleased with us… – Mali Music “Yahweh”
It really stopped me in my tracks in that moment because these last few weeks being quarantined because of the COVID 19 pandemic, it has been tough to stay focused on what is most important.
Not so much the having to stay inside but because of the toll it takes on you mentally.
Thankfully, I have not lost a lot of family to this virus but any time someone you love dies it is traumatic.
It’s still so crazy to think that they are no longer here on earth.
But at the same time, I am so grateful that I still have so many loved ones still on earth
The family that has recovered from this virus,
The losses could have been so much more, and the fear of possibly contracting it and passing it on to any of my family members is real.
So, I have been trying not to think about it too much.
What good does dwelling on the possibility do?
So, I am doing my best to choose to seek my Abba, and not get distracted in the midst of that.
It’s not that easy as I am pretty easily distracted these days.
But I am trying to concentrate on the fact that due to this stay at home order we are under here in Louisiana, I have more time to exercise, to write, to read and (the best part of all of this free time) spend time with my Abba.
I am not going to sit here and write that like I am completely disciplined and take advantage of every free moment like I should, but the time I take with Abba is quality. I spend as much time as needed. Some days it’s hours, others I only spend a few minutes reading my word. But let me tell you on those days where I spend hours just basking in His presence are the best days. I am trying to make those days more the norm for me.
One step at a time.
