Day 9 of 31 Days of Chasing THE Light

Breathing Light

“If you don’t give yourself room to breathe, you won’t give God room to move.”
~Randy Alcorn

As the world and sky begin to wake…there is my coffee with God and time to exhale the chaos of a day to come. This particular day, we are having our windows replaced…ALL OF THEM.  So all day we will have six men tearing out the old and putting in the new.

For whatever reason, this brings a lot of tension and anxiety to me. I discovered throughout the day that I did not handle this new adventure very well and I know this because my loving husband confirmed it. I’m not a perfectionist by any means but I do have MY way of doing things. *not that I have ever taken windows out before but I’m thinking there is a neater way involved.

When all the windows were torn out - everything was exposed. They had taken control of my home and were doing things I did not like. Dust and wood pieces were flying everywhere. Insulation was all over the place – it was getting worse by the second.  But isn’t that like change?  It gets worse before it gets better. 

As the tearing and popping noises increased…my breathing began to become shallow and I started rubbing the back of my neck.  My body temperature went up about 5 degrees and I headed to the basement where the kids were.

I had no idea that this would bother me as much as it did but it only got worse when I heard the toilet flush.  I guess I didn’t think that they would be using the KIDS bathroom. It’s ok…just breathe. I can use bleach. *Probably not what Jesus would have thought?

But Jesus doesn’t ask me to be perfect. He knew that strange men in my children’s bathroom would freak me out a bit. He did ask me; however, to give up my life to Him. And because I knew my feelings and thoughts were not what He would have thought…I felt bad and said, “Ok you are right…everyone has to pee.  For today, they can use the bathroom and thank you for bleach.”

My new windows are clean, shiny and beautiful. They will get dirty and smudged but I can wipe that away…just like Jesus wipes away my yuck. 

“For from His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.” ~John 1:16

Today, let's practice taking deep breaths...through the nose…inhale to the count of 5…hold for 3 seconds…and exhale to the count of 7.  Let's ask for His peace and say His name during these deep breaths.  Chasing and breathing in The Light today.

 

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