Okay, so you are wondering what the correlation is between alarm clocks and trust issues, right? And if I were you reading this blog and not me writing it I would probably
be wondering the same thing.
Well over the past couple of
months God has been revealing in my heart how much I really DON’T trust Him.
Yep, that’s right. I said it! On a daily basis I struggle with trusting God. I say, “Did I hear your voice God? Was that you God? Did you
really just tell me to go pray for THAT person?” All around, I just find myself
not trusting God the way I should. In the little things, in the big things.
Food. Clothing. Finances. Silly things and serious things. Yatta yatta yatta.
months God has been revealing in my heart how much I really DON’T trust Him.
Yep, that’s right. I said it! On a daily basis I struggle with trusting God. I say, “Did I hear your voice God? Was that you God? Did you
really just tell me to go pray for THAT person?” All around, I just find myself
not trusting God the way I should. In the little things, in the big things.
Food. Clothing. Finances. Silly things and serious things. Yatta yatta yatta.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.”
-Proverbs 3:5-
SO, I’m laying in bed one
night, I had just set my alarm clock to wake me up for work the next day, and
God tells me to turn off my alarm. I have a stubborn nature so obviously I was
reluctant and tried to just fall asleep. Yeah, NOPE! I eventually turned off my
alarm and when I did I felt complete peace! The peace of GOD! The peace of a
God who provides for my EVERY NEED! He’s got everything under control! I just
need to live in that! I need to live in a blanket of trust in God!
night, I had just set my alarm clock to wake me up for work the next day, and
God tells me to turn off my alarm. I have a stubborn nature so obviously I was
reluctant and tried to just fall asleep. Yeah, NOPE! I eventually turned off my
alarm and when I did I felt complete peace! The peace of GOD! The peace of a
God who provides for my EVERY NEED! He’s got everything under control! I just
need to live in that! I need to live in a blanket of trust in God!
“I lay down and slept,
yet I woke up in safety,
for the Lord was watching over me.”
-Psalm 3:5-
So yeah, I slept without my
alarm clock one night…no big deal. But no, I am still sleeping without an alarm
clock. The first few nights I would continue to try and set my alarm and God
would say no just trust me, now I just trust and know that He will wake me up
exactly when He knows I need to be awake. It may seem silly but just by turning
off my alarm I feel so much more closer to God! It’s hard for me to believe
that He cares about me so much that He wakes me up each morning, but HE DOES! Like
He just sits with me through the night and when the morning comes He gently
nudges me to wake me up! He loves me so much that He knows exactly when I need
to wake up each day and He takes the times to wake me up! It’s just baffling to me that the same God that spoke to Moses on Mt. Sinai is the same God that wakes me up each morning!
alarm clock one night…no big deal. But no, I am still sleeping without an alarm
clock. The first few nights I would continue to try and set my alarm and God
would say no just trust me, now I just trust and know that He will wake me up
exactly when He knows I need to be awake. It may seem silly but just by turning
off my alarm I feel so much more closer to God! It’s hard for me to believe
that He cares about me so much that He wakes me up each morning, but HE DOES! Like
He just sits with me through the night and when the morning comes He gently
nudges me to wake me up! He loves me so much that He knows exactly when I need
to wake up each day and He takes the times to wake me up! It’s just baffling to me that the same God that spoke to Moses on Mt. Sinai is the same God that wakes me up each morning!
“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand!”
– Psalm 139:6 –
so…did it work? Haha! I’m proud of you Mary. It’s exciting to see what God is doing in your life and it’s evident He is moving! I can’t wait to see where He is going to bring you with Him this year. I love you girl!