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March 5, 2004 11:21 PM

[God.In.A.Baby's.Eyes]

God has been using my baby daughter to reach me.

I took a sabbatical from having a daily "Quiet Time" (or at least struggling to have one) back in the Fall (see the article "I'm Quitting" for more details). I made a covenant to God that I would not seek Him in the same old way until the year was through. It was good because it forced me outside my complacency in seeking Him. I was forced to look beyond the 'formula' to see Him in the everyday-ness of life. I learned a lot about Him and a lot about how He relates to me through that time. It wasn't all good, though, as I faced the real danger of losing touch with His Word completely. I have struggled to regain that search since the new year hit.

I struggled, that is, until my baby daughter began waking up at 5:45-6:00a on a regular basis. By the time I got up & comforted her, or got her up to give her her bottle, I was awake. "No use wasting time," I thought, so I began to open my Bible for a few minutes on a somewhat consistent basis - not daily, but regularly. It's been good.

I whispered in baby girl's ears - "You know, God's using you to reach me." It was a good thought. It's good to know that God speaks through a baby's cries as much as He speaks to me through Scripture. Much more thought about this & what the Bible has started to become to me more - but too much for this moment. I'll have to explore that more another day.

Posted by Kristo on March 5, 2004 at 11:21 PM | Permalink