Simplicity, week 1

“I was doing a lot of good things, but they were taking the place of the most important.  I needed to abide- to stay connected to the lord by taking his yoke and walking with Him throughout each day.”  Cynthia Heald

I need to abide.  I long to be connected to Him, daily, wanting Him to walk beside me in everything I do…

“Abiding is not an activity; it is a lifestyle.  It is reordering my whole perspective on life so that my sole purpose is to live simply and purely in devotion to the Lord.  It is letting the Lord be my Shepherd who leads me along right paths.  It is seeking His kingdom and His righteousness.  It is being still and waiting patiently for the Lord by spending special time with Him, sitting at His feet and reading His word.  Abiding allows the Lord to bring interesting people, worthy activities and valuable things into my life in the right way, at the right time, and for His purpose.  Because the Lord is my Shepherd I am prompted to prune activities and eliminate hindrances that would draw my away from Christ.”  Cynthia Heald

This paragraph says it all- for me, to me…

~ Kristina