I spoke with another member about this yesterday. Figured I’d share the thought again today and get some more input on it. I wake up most days ready and excited to go forth and learn and teach and just anxious to see what God has in store for me that day. Things he’s going to show me, people he’ll put in front of me, lessons he’s going to teach me, good or bad. I’m excited. But there are some days, where I just feel so… disconnected. Like I’m NOT doing any of those things, even though I wake up wanting to do them, just as much as the day before. I feel like I’m missing something, like I missed it early on and didn’t find it, so the entire day is thrown off because of it. Anybody else feel this way?
most of the time, though i rarely wake up excited lol…i’m a bit too pessimistic for that
I don’t see a mention that you’re spending time with Father. When I don’t do this, I’m absolutely disconnected for the rest of the day, and it’s so easy to get immersed in other things, isn’t it? Yet when I do it, I enjoy Him so very much.
Morning may or may not be “your time,” but that’s what works best for me. Give this a good college try; it may not seem at first that you’re connecting here, either, but I promise that if you persist, He will meet with you in your secret place (in your heart).
Love, Cindy
Yeah ya know, I’ve thought about that myself. Am I not connecting with Him and talking to Him enough. Those are always the days when I pray even more. I pray that He shows me what I’m supposed to be doing, or what I’m NOT doing, or what I’m not supposed to be doing. One thing I’ve learned is that when I’m lost, I can always pray for direction and somehow it turns out better, and I have some sense of purpose again. Some feeling of connection. I’ve always been a really bad compartmentalizer, and sometimes I think that’s what’s going on, so I try and center myself again and figure out how I’m doing that, and how I can take those barriers down. It’s usually not for very long intervals that I feel this way, sometimes a day or two at a time. I also find that reading the Word will get me back into a groove again and get me back on track. At least part of the way. There’s so much inspiration and knowledge to be gathered from the Bible. I find that reading it sometimes makes me feel closer again.
Hi Tim!
I know what you mean, and I think we all experience that at times. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Sometimes it feels like God is far off – but He never is. Sometimes we’re just not in touch with Him. Sometimes maybe the lesson of that day is just to be patient and take care of the day’s work, without anything really exciting to give us an emotional rush.
Spending time talking to God and reading scripture is always helpful to keep us walking with Him and alert for whatever He has for us.
Sonia