Be

I’ve been realizing lately that I really stink at spending time alone with God.  Jason’s blog got me to thinking about my own life in this regard.  I don’t know why I feel like God is somehow more pleased with me the more I try and do for him.  I really enjoy sometimes being really busy.  In fact I would actually rather be really busy than have nothing to do.  I know that I am going to be extremely busy this entire year probably, that is why I need to really learn now how to just BE with God and not always come to him with an agenda or to ask for something like Jason said.  There’s a song by Josh Byrd that lyrics are “All I want is to Be at your feet and Be content with all you are.”  and then he says “Just Be, Just Be.”  Why is it so hard to just Be with God sometimes and not ask him for this and this and pray about this, but just Be.  Sometimes I feel like I treat God as more of a genie in a lamp, who I ask to come out when i want him to grant me my wishes.

Side note:  I think it’s really cool how the African American culture has way more family reunions it seems than most people.