October 8, 2016

Muddle

31 Days of Practicing Faith

In October, I am free writing for five minutes a day—raw and unedited—on practicing faith in the every day. Each day is based on a different prompt from 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes.

{Day 8} – Muddle

Half-way through the day I catch myself doing it. I have been sitting in my office staring at a screen for hours, not a single person crossing my path. I stand up and my muscles cry out, aching fo movement. My eyes are dry and my spirit is weak. I’ve just been muddling through the day, just getting through.

I have to set a timer on my phone to remind myself to take breaks. I remember Ann Voskamp’s words that without hard stops life crashes. I know this to be true. I need moments where I stop what I am doing to reconnect with God, to come back to prayer and being aware of His Presence. He never leaves me but I so easily get caught up in the daily tasks in front of me that I relegate connection with Him to a long to-do list that never gets completed.

As I breathe life into my back, muscles tense from sitting so long, I breathe out a prayer to my Father. I know He’s been patiently waiting for me to recognize that there is joy waiting for me in the midst of this day. I can keep just getting through the day or I can take hold of the beauty He’s holding out to me in the middle of it.

The day can seem mindless, tedious. I have to work to make it otherwise.

Stop. Breathe.

Stop. Pray.

Stop. Choose joy.

Stop.

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