Mom Heart Moments #232

Make me know Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all the day.

THIS MORNING, when it was still dark, I crept out of bed so as not to awaken anyone in the house. I have always had a child’s delight in being alone in the early morning, like I was playing hide-and-seek with those asleep in my home. I made a big mug of coffee with a dash of vanilla and drove away from my home at 5:45, just as the sun was peeking out from behind the clouds.

I was in need of time with Him. Sometimes with all the bodies and voices swirling about in my home, I lose track of Him. And so, I have learned to get away sometimes and to always invest my morning hours in Him who is always waiting to talk to me.

I read Psalm 25 many times this morning, and the words became my prayers. God reminded me of how David waited for Him, trusting Him for deliverance. He refused to forcibly take the throne from Saul, but humbly waited on God to make His move. For years and years He waited, writing and praising all along. Is this why David was called a man after God’s heart?

And so, this morning, my soul is once again filled with joy, peace, worship, and rest —I do not know the future, but I rest in the One who does. It all comes from a habit, a rhythm of making time to be with Him, to hear His voice, to follow His ways.

May He guide you to His presence today. Do you need to find a place where you can get away to be with Jesus?