Lessons Learned Along The Way - Acknowledge Him In All Your Ways
Posted: Friday, June 30, 2006
by Edwina Frazier
Partners In Success
Lessons Learned Along The Way Acknowledge Him In All Your Ways By Edwina Frazier
I rolled over. The soft pillow and warm blankets tried to pull me back. No, stay here! It’s warm, it’s cozy. It’s too early to get up. "Hmmm… maybe five more minutes." I thought. My head was two seconds away from being cradled in the pillow once again, when the glowing digital numbers on the clock caught my eye - 6:30am.
I needed to be showered and dressed and on my way out the door by 7:45am. Yeah, I still had time to do that – if I got up right this minute but I didn’t feel like getting up just then. Bolting out of the bed was not my favorite way to start the morning. I preferred easing into the day by just lying there and allowing my thoughts to roam a bit. Sometimes I would linger over a dream I’d had and ponder its possible meaning. But mostly, I listened for God.
Isaiah 50:4 says, "He wakeneth my ear morning by morning to hear as the learned." I have gotten some pretty good morning revelations while lying there in the twilight fog between sleep and wakefulness. I breathed deeply and slowly stretched, allowing my body to rouse itself from its slumbering state. Without warning, a thought crashed through my morning reverie and landed squarely in my chest. "You’ve got to get that seminar handout ready before you leave the house today!"
The thought was immediately followed by a rush of adrenaline that propelled me from the bed like a shot. The handouts! Man! I had forgotten about them. I really needed to get them to the printers. It was Friday. On Friday’s you could get copies made for three cents a piece. I ran my hand through my hair and slipped into my robe. I hurriedly tied the sash as I did a quick jog down the hall to my home office. Not bothering with the lights, I sat down at the computer and for the next 30 minutes became completely immersed in finishing my task. I was on the last segment of the handout when an error screen popped up. "Microsoft Publisher has encountered a problem. Please restart your program. Any unsaved work will be lost." NO! This could not be happening. I didn’t have time to start over. Of course the original document was saved but all of the modifications I’d just made in the last 30 minutes weren’t. I feverishly clicked and reclicked the Save button to no avail. The program was gong to have to be closed without my changes being saved. I blew out a frustrated breath of disgust. I would have been better off using this time to pray. At least I would have felt like I’d accomplished something.
I sat back in a huff and rubbed my eyes. It was now 7:05am. Barely enough time to get myself together and out the door. I swiveled my chair away from the pale light of the computer screen to face the office window. Dawn was peeking around the edges of the blinds. "I’m sorry Lord. I should have sought you first. Maybe you would have reminded me to save." I was going to have rethink how I was going to get those handouts to the printer today but not without God’s input. Acknowledge him in all your ways and He shall direct your paths. Sound familiar? A lot of us know that scripture but how many of us remember to align ourselves up with that powerful piece of wisdom? I forgot and it cost me time and effort, however, I did learn a lesson. Hopefully, I won’t have to learn it the hard way again. Can I Get An Amen?!
©2005 From the Can I Get An Amen II Story Collection by Edwina Frazier
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)This is an excellent read and very encouraging. How often do we forget to pray or just do not take the time to do it in the mornings. I am guilty of not acknowledging Him in all my ways at times but yet I am expecting direction from Him; what a double standard. Again, thanks for your words of encouragement.
Amen! This message is timeless. Please share more. I think I will have to check out your website. Blessings to you, Teresa
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