“Put the phone down, Mom!” “Are you paying attention?” “Mom, you missed it!” It’s embarrassing to think of how many times I hear these expressions from my kids, especially from Dylan. He is really bothered when I am not “in the moment.” Like that song by Jeremy Camp…as a matter of fact, it was listening to that song on the radio a couple of days ago, what prompted me to think about this.
In the era of multi-tasking, when we take pride of doing
many things at the same time, staying in the moment becomes a rather difficult
proposition. The thing with
multi-tasking is, however, that, in reality, we are doing many things at the
same time, but…how are we doing them? If you ask me, multi-tasking is the
ability to be mediocre in multiple ways…
I want, that for whatever is left of this Christmas season, the
Holy Spirit teaches me to stay in the moment…beginning with my time with the
Lord. I do not want to be in my “quiet
time” with a mind cluttered with a to-do list or with worries about things I
can’t control. I want to seek His
Presence by seeking a mono-tasking attitude:
the ability to stay focused on what is in front of me…and only on
that. Jesus is the primary focus of Christmas,
so I want to keep this moment about Him.
I seek the ability to stay in Him and in all the blessings He has given
me. I want to seek the strength to say “no”
to the other things that distract me from what’s really important. I want to seek the resolve to put the phone
down, the computer off and the demands of work on the background so I can allow
the Holy Spirit to work in me and keep me in the moment…whatever that moment
might be. Like the inspired words of
Jeremy Camp say, I want Him to
… keep me in the moment
Help me live with my eyes wide open
'Cause I don't wanna miss what you have for me…
In the Precious Name of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus the
Christ. Amen!
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