Wow what a day I have had, with one crazy “adventure” after the other.  The crazy events from today were actually carried over from yesterday.  You see, yesterday, after putting it off this whole weekend, I knew God was calling me to have an Emily day.  A day where I remain alone to gather my thoughts, seek God’s wisdom, relax, reflect, and all those other things relating to solitude. So yesterday, I did just enough Emily time to what I thought would make God happy.  It wasn’t the whole day, I had justifications for that as usual.  You know how it works, you feel like as long as your doing as little as possible, than you are doing enough.  Well that isnt the case.  See, God knows what you need, and he tells you.  And if you dont obey 100%, then he’s gonna let you know.  So last night it began.  After deciding I had had enough alone time, I called up some friends to see what was going on.  While waiting for them to call me back, my phone quickly slipped out of my hand, and right in the toilet it landed. And there I go toilet water allll the way up to my elbow, fishing it out.   But did that stop me from going out, oh no!…I was determined to hang out, so I hopped in my car and headed on over without confirmation.  So needless to say I hung out and had a great time and great fellowship, but I don’t believe that was what I was truly being led to do.  So, I wake up this morning and realize that I have 15 minutes to get to Lifeline where I am a volunteer on Monday’s.  As I am rushing around like a crazy person, I stop to look in the mirror and to my horror see the grossest bloodshot eye I have ever seen.  Well there goes a trip to the eye doctor and another doctor bill…wohooo!  After lifeline, I head right over to verizon to try and get my phone fixed.  Well, they tell me I can either do it online (which with personal experience I know it takes at least two days to get your phone back) or I can pay twenty dollars to have them do it there.  Hmmm thats great, because I had no money on me since I had lost my debit card last weekend.  Soooo off to the bank I go.  When I get to the bank, I notice that I cant find my wallet, and without my wallet I can’t get any money out.  Frustrated but not completely losing it yet, I hop back in the car and go to my house to see if my debit card had come in the mail.  And to my surprise Glory glory hallelujah it had!  I activate my debit card but then have no time to go back to verizon because I had to meet Sarah at church to prepare for vacation bible school.  It was now 6:00 and the kids started to arrive.  Did I tell you we were doing 3 to 5 year olds because a shortage of teachers?! Oh yeaaaaaa and there ended up being 15!!!!.  Don’t even ask me how we managed, I can’t even promise you all 15 kids were there at the end.  So now here it is 9:33 now and as you can see I obviously survived.  Right now I am sitting on my couch, lights off, candles lit, listening to Norah Jones and finally realizing that when God tells you that you need something, it is because he knows its for your own good.  He knew my Monday was going to be crazy and was trying to give me rest in preparation.  So the moral of this story is when you feel God tugging at your heart, pulling you in a certain direction, obey.  Even if its not what you think you need, want, or have time for…OBEY!.  God knows what he’s doing, he’s in control.  Don’t try to take that away from him.  Relax, rest and just let him take the wheel and the ride will go much smoother…

“But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and ⁽⁾I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you.

jeremiah 7:23