Time With God

I'm asking God for one thing, only one thing:  To live with Him in His house my whole life long.  I'll contemplate His beauty; I'll study at His feet. 

Psalms 27:4

I just love the sound of this statement.  If I had to choose one scripture right now to use as my personal slogan this would be it.  I want nothing more than to live in God's house.  I want to be in His presence every hour of every day.  I love Who He is and I love how He treats me.  My favorite day is one where I am totally tuned into Him; a day full of studying His word and hearing His Spirit lead me.  As seasons change and life happens I see that every day buried in the bible for hours is just not always possible and although it is a daily goal for me to read scripture and pray, I have to admit some days I don't get enough and I feel distant from God.  

As I am on vacation this week I miss my God.  I miss our long conversations and I miss sharing Him with my GFF's.  I can get caught up in feeling like I have let Him down and feeling like I have ignored Him.  I wonder every day why He isn't speaking big revelations to me, but as I sit here typing, my perspective starts to change.  I need to be flexible for my God.  I need to be available for His work and for the opportunities He provides for me every day.  I'm on vacation!  I am with my beautiful family for a week with no distractions.  Spending time with His blessings is just as important as spending time with Him.  I admit that I can put my kids off when I want to spend time with God but He is telling me to spend time with Him in different ways.  There is more than one way to enjoy God and be close to Him.  

Nothing can take the place of reading scripture.  Nothing can take the place of praying and conversing with God, but can spending time with my kids glorify God in the same way?  Can teaching my kids about God and living out my faith while on vacation bring Glory to God? Yes and YES!  Sometimes my bible time may be shortened and my prayers may be quick but what I am doing with that extra time is what makes the difference.  If I am skipping time with God to follow through with His promptings and share His love with others then I am not really skipping time with God because He is present in those moments.  He is present in my children and friends and even the strangers I encounter.  And while my dream is to study at His feet all day I will take this life He has blessed me with and go with it.  I will vow to live my life like Jesus would and glorify my God through every situation I am in.  I will see my time with God in a new light, be blessed with my "alternative" time with Him, and use it to bring Glory to His name.