Even though today has no outside commitments in it until Celebrate Recovery tonight, I couldn’t sleep past an early awakening. There is prep to do for some counseling appointments in the near future, but as I went to bed, I knew today would allow for this prep. No matter, for some reason I was to be up earlier than usual. As my journey continues I find God challenging me to take a look at what I do and at what I know He wants me to do. The simple question arises, “Do they match?” Most of the time they do, but I am challenged to look at the time when they don’t. I’m rather certain there isn’t a person alive who doesn’t deal with this item.

It is easy for me to say I want to fully commit to God’s purposes for me. But, those moments come when I selfishly just want to do “my thing”. What will it matter, I ask? Then, I hear this voice ask, “Do you know what you missed by taking matters into your own hands?” Of course I don’t know. God wants me to trust Him 24/7 each and every day, and in so doing, obey each nudge I receive. That “peace that passeth all understanding” is found in obedience. I’ll keep working on it!