I desperately needed Spring Break.
I hadn't realized how far I had drifted in my walk with the Lord--how shallow and disgustingly hard my heart had become, even in the midst of fighting to stay focused and struggling to respond correctly to circumstances and understand what it is God is trying to teach me. None of those things are bad things, but as with anything that usurps the place of Almighty God, they became bad things when I let them take priority.
I was reading this morning in Hosea 10, meditating on part of verse 12: "Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord." This whole semester Christ has been bringing me back to this one, most important thing in all of life. Seeking His face continually...His presence. When He is my passionate focus, my All in all, the pre-eminent One, the things of life that vie for my attention--the thoughts of my heart, my relationships, my own desires and expectations--fall into correct place beneath Him. They stand with greater clarity in the Light of His glory...not necessarily easier to handle, but with a peace that comes with the mind of Christ.
"Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord."
May you Seek and find Him as you search with all your heart...and may you worship Him passionately each day in spirit and in truth.
