Things That Make It Hard To See Him

Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure:

where your treasure, there your heart; where

your heart, there your happiness.

Saint Augustine

    Where is your pleasure? your treasure? your heart? your happiness? I know where mine is, and it's not where it should be.

    I know, you say, everybody says that. Don't leave just yet. Where should it be? What can you do about it?

    I think we all know where it should be. It doesn't necessarily have to be a physical place. It should be above. Jesus should have our heart. I'm not just saying this for girls. This goes for guys, too. It applies to everyone, young or old.

    Here's what you can do about it:

    If you're like me, stuff can get in the way of God. Things to do, too.

    So, if you have trouble seeing God through your stuff, give it to Him. Read it again if you have to. If you give the things that you have to Him, then you can remember, "This is God's. How would he want me to use it?" You could even put a sign up that says something like "How would God want me to use this?" somewhere that you will always see it. It helps to have things to remind you.

    If things to do get in the way of God, (if you're a perfectionist like me, this happens a lot) pray. Sometimes that's all you can do. Give your time over to God. Make it His, not yours. I need to learn to be able to say "What I got done today was good enough, God, because it's what you wanted me to get done." For some of us, that's hard. 

    You'll find me saying over and over that things aren't easy--those of you who have sincerely tried to walk the talk will know that it's true. But what Jesus did was harder that anything we'll ever do, and he did it. Don't we at least owe it to Him to try?
    You'll also find that when you try to do things just because He wants you to, your pleasure will be in Him, and your treasure, your heart, and your happiness will be soon to follow.

In Christ,

Em xoxoxo