Whats Crackalakin Vessels,

I’m sitting in a hammock on a Monday with a break.  This is uncommon because this semester has me the busiest I’ve ever been. I can count the times I’ve posted to the blog since the start of this semester on one hand.  I’ve been consistent in devotion (most days), and have maintained my involvement in church but this only makes up about 12% of the 112 hours I have awake in a week.  God desires 100% from his children.  This doesn’t mean only reading your bible all hours of the day.  This means meditating on God’s goodness throughout the day and doing all your work as you would for the Lord.

I am sharing all of this because personally, I have been doing a bad job at this.  I wake up, go to class, do online assignments, invest in the extracurriculars I’m committed to, and take the occasional nap. With the little downtime I have, I spend it with my boyfriend and friends.  I realize all of these things are good and necessary at this point in my life but they are meaningless if I don’t partake in them for God’s glory.

This is something I’ve been reflecting on a lot lately; if taking care of my responsibilities in day-to-day life isn’t inherently bad then why do I feel far from Christ?  When you ask God questions like this that expose sin in your life, I’ve found he does not delay in answering. God made it clear that he is worth a heck of a lot more than my current 12%. And this didn’t demand me joining yet another ministry or serving team, it demands me to find God in the mundane.  

These tasks and responsibilities that consume our time are just another tool Satan uses to draw us away from Christ.  Think about it; hasn’t there been a time you missed church or devotion because you didn’t feel like it or had something pressing to take care of?  I’ve definitely done that more times than I can count. Don’t let the world distract you without you realizing it.  If God only has <12% of your week now that is intentionally for him, don’t let the other 88% of life take away from that.  Once you have this down, truly search for God in every second of that 88%.  This world and everything in it is only in existence because God allows it to be, that includes your job, classes, chores, and social time.  If you look and ask God to reveal himself to you I know you’ll see him in everything.  

I see God at this moment.  Yes, I’m writing about him but I’m referring to the world around me as I type.  I’m in a hammock in Boone in march and it’s a beautiful spring day.  I am surrounded by three friends that keep me motivated in school just by watching them work diligently alongside me.  God has given me this beautiful day and blessed me with these friends.  No, we aren’t talking about Christ but Christ is still here.  I hope to soon be aware of Christ in 100% of my life; good and bad.  Don’t get distracted by busyness, rather use your long to-do list as an opportunity to see Christ in even more ways.

May the Spirit show himself to you,

A Vessel