To be in constant communion with God... when I first read this I thought it sounded like a life of utopia. A life filled with bliss. After pondering and mulling it over in my mind I realized that to be in constant communion with my maker is not the easy path of life. Rather it is the path that will lead us in the right direction through the chaos and provide us with hope and joy as we travel it.
I love how the book points out three key things:
1. "remember that your ultimate goal is not to control or fix everything around you; it is to keep communing with Me"
2. "a successful day is one in which you have stayed in touch with Me, even if many things remain undone at the end of the day"
and
3. "do not let your to-do list become an idol directing your life."
Talk about changing my perspective! This is so freeing!! As a mother to two young boys and a wife I often feel as though I failing miserably during the day. There's always something I could be working on around the house and then there's a million things that Garth thinks I should be doing and rarely do I get around to finishing everything. Now, to be reminded that it doesn't matter... the weights have just be lifted off my shoulders. Not to say that this gives me a free pass to not do anything. I'm just relieved from feeling unaccomplished. We're only here for a short time and shouldn't we be storing up our treasures in heaven? Wouldn't communion with God be considered one of the biggest treasures of all? Even if I don't finish my to-do list all that matters is that I was chatting it up with God all day long. Telling him about my frustrations, telling him about my excitement, letting Him know when I'm tired and exhausted, letting Him know I need His strength more than my own.
I hope that I can look back on today while I lay in bed tonight and think, "God and I held a conversation through the entire day." SUCCESS!
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