At the top of my prayer list I have written, Eyes on Christ alone. It is so easy to get focused on what man is doing or what man is saying regarding topics that are of interest to me. In fact, I can get lost in them if I don’t take a minute to process with Jesus whether I should involve myself in them. I am much more awake to the “passionate” energy I have which makes me think I’m doing just what God wants done. Well, I’ve learned many times that passion disconnected from Jesus is wasted energy.

In my early mornings I sit at my desk which looks out a window seeing a large flower bed that has an abundance of different flowers blooming from early spring until the frost hits sometime in the fall. When daylight begins to hit and I see the colors of the sunrise over the colors of the flower bed I am quickly reminded of the peace that passeth all understanding when I’m centered on Christ alone. There is nothing more gratifying and peace providing than these quiet moments.

In I Kings 19:11-12 Elijah has fled from King Ahab and Jezebel. God spoke to him and said, “‘…Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Then a great powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.”

When I keep my eyes only on Jesus I can much more easily see where He wants my energy spent. He is truly God Almighty Who uses a whisper to get my attention.