I have “good” intentions, generally speaking. You probably do too. I wake up with the intention to love God and love people. To remember important stuff. To be a thoughtful wife. To clean my toilets. To smile at my kids throughout the day. To return that thing to Target that’s been sitting in my front seat for two weeks. Good intentions.
But I can get distracted.
I forget…lots. Or my sweet little people frustrate my plans. Or I watch three episodes of a show that I meant to only watch for 30 minutes. Or I decide to send a quick email and find myself in the abyss of web-surfing. Geesh.
So when that happens today. When our intentions don’t align with our reality — when we holler at our kids or mishandle time or forget — there’s this beautiful sweet spot that we can fall into. This precious space defined by grace and marked with God’s sovereign hands.
We enter in through the pause. We enter in when we stop and look at the One who doesn’t rush around to the next thing. The One who doesn’t forget to feed us. The One who keeps His gaze firm on our good. We enter in when we slow down the pace, lay our selves down, and worship.
“The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
when he delights in His way;
though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the Lord upholds his hand.”
Psalm 37:23-24
Yes, there may be consequences to poor choices. Yes, the realigning may mean a hard fight against the grain of our flesh. Yes, we may come to realize that our intentions were actually not His intentions.
But in that pause we can start afresh. Out of that worshipful stance, He stirs in us. He guides our feet. He shows us which way to turn so that our steps realign to His intentions. Because He’s grace, over and over and over and over again.
Fill me, Lord…
How do you realign when your reality doesn’t match your intentions?
Good words as I head into the weekend with all my intentions….
Hope your weekend has gone well — intentions and reality aligning with ease. 😉
Lara, you are an awesome woman of God who I am so blessed to know (at least in the online world 😉 Thank you for your continuous words of wisdom which I so appreciate. I have been recommending you to my girlfriends – be them mums or not! Cheers and may God bless you and your beautiful family. From Denyse, Australia.
Thank you for that kind word, Denyse. Australia — wow. God never ceases to amaze me. I pray that our gracious Lord continues to encourage and strengthen you in your walk of faith. Blessings, sister.
yes… “To return that thing to Target that’s been sitting in my front seat for two weeks.” beautiful post 🙂
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