Patience, Humility, and Greed!

It's been quite some time since I blogged and to be honest, I've missed it. I've been trying desperately to figure out what I wanted to blog about, but was just left feeling empty...until tonight.

I feel as though I need to put a disclaimer in the beginning of this blog. To be honest, its been a few weeks since I've had quiet time with the Lord...I've found it hard to pray, read, and just be in his presence. But the great thing is, whether I try or not, I'm always in his presence...how great is that?! I've wanted to read, pray, and be in his presence...but just found it difficult to for some reason. While I was feeling guilty about it, a good friend reminded me that sometimes its nice to rest in the Lord and remember that whether we try or not...he's always there...and he's full of love, mercy, and grace. So as I continue with this post, please don't feel as though I'm trying to boast or put on this persona that I do this daily...I wish I did...and sometimes I do...but if I were to be honest...its been difficult lately. Even though I haven't been reading or praying, I feel as though the Lord has still been stirring in me. There have been some issues on my mind, two in particular, that I've just struggled with, felt the Lord pulling me closer to, and put on my heart.

In addition to reading these verses tonight and making them my prayer, I figured I'd put them on notecards (which I do pretty frequently--or used to) and put them in a place where I'd see them daily, read them daily, and be reminded of them. The three verses are: 

1. "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him."-Psalm 37:7 I figured I'd put this one next to a clock...where I'll be reminded to rest and not be so consumed with "the next thing."

2. "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."-Luke 12:15 Thought I'd put this in my closet or in my wallet to be reminded that its not possessions that define me. 

3. "And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."-Micah 6:8 This one needs to be on a mirror or on my wall in front of my computer at work. This needs to be a constant reminder to me (more on this later). 

The last one has been one that I've felt drawn to...one I want to accomplish and display daily. I will talk about these more in detail a later post but wanted to provide some encouragement hopefully to those that may not have been reading, praying, or felt like the Lord was near. Rest in the fact that the Lord is near...he's full of mercy, love, and grace.