Quiet Times

     There are some days where you grab your bible, a journal, and pen and you just aren't expecting anything to happen.  That was today for me.  I wanted to read, I didn't know what I was going to read, so I just turned to a Psalm and started.  I read Psalm 104 and figured I'd read it be done with it do a little praying and call it a quiet time.  (Don't judge me, we all know we have days like this).  

     Instead a verse jumped out at me, and I ended up sitting there reading the same 10 words over and over again:  " the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work".  Now some days you know exactly what a verse that jumps out at you means, then others you can't shake the idea that you're going to need it or use it soon.  I just kept thinking about these words over and over again "the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work".  

      Tonight then after an amazing YL club full of energy I'm on my way home talking to my dear friend Shelly and I'm complaining like no other.  I have those days too!  I'm completely engulfed in what happened after club opposed to what God was doing during club, in my afternoon, and in kids lives.  After I had acted like a 3 year old long enough I said "huh and now I get what that verse meant earlier today. The earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work."  

      I can complain and be mad and feel alone or I can choose to eat the fruit that he has produced and be satisfied.  The earth the earth is satisfied when the rain flows down and provides nourishment.  Why do I choose to pick out the other stuff and not be filled?  I should be completely satisfied by the fruit that his work has produced NOT MINE!