"...and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God...."- Eph. 5:2

Monday, January 10, 2011

"Eyeballs!" *Click!

So in my classroom of 31 kids, I often need a way to get their attention. So I usually yell out, "EYEBALLS!" and all 31 kids (almost every one) shout back, "CLICK!" and freeze their eyes on me. Sometimes the wide-eyed looks they give me is enough to send me into waves of laughter. But it's a great way to get them to stop in the middle of something to focus on the teacher.

Focus. That's the theme of my devos today. I went through a couple of stories today starting with how Ruth depended on Boaz for everything. Without him, she was nothing. I read about how Christ provides our every need from sicknesses to feeding the hungry and providing us with more than we can imagine in life. These seemed to be all tangible things. I wondered about the intangible things that I need the Lord to supply me at times. For instance, these days I really need patience. I desperately need this from Him so that I can give it out to those around me who "need" it from me. And the challenge that came with today's devos was convicting. I need to meditate on His Words, be in His presence often, commit to "focused" prayers and then wait quietly at His feet, just like Ruth did as she met her Boaz at the threshing floor that dark uncertain night. In these moments, my supply will replenish. My problem is staying focused. My mind tends to wander off to the thousands of random things I need to do when I'm trying to wait upon the Lord's oh so quiet voice. (The laundry beckons, the papers need to be graded, and did I sign Nathan's Reading Log?)


All of you know by now, I've got another kid in this household with 4 legs. My dear sweet Olive, the puggle. She's three now. What's funny about her is the way she communicates with those big sad button eyes. Right now, she's trying to ask me to go out and play in the wind. She scratches the glass sliding door and then stares at me.....focuses on me....never deterring from my face until I reluctantly get up and let her go out. If I give her a treat, I make her wait until I say "ok!". So when she awaits her treats, she watches my face and waits eagerly (sometimes drooling)  until I give the okay. I can learn from her focus-ness (is that a word?). Do I wait eagerly (and even drool) for His Words? Do I keep my eyes affixed on His face? And am I persistent at scratching at His door?

My time with the Lord tonight was refreshing. It was a soothing recovery from my crazy Monday morning. My lovely husband who makes the morning coffee everyday forgot to today. Then I discovered that he took my lunch to work. Bless his heart....he does so much for me. He is definitely a "Boaz" in my life. Upon arriving at school, I realized I left my laptop charger still plugged into the wall at home. So it was kinda tricky today. After a loud sigh, Nathan looked up at me and said, "Mommy, maybe you should've just taken the day off!" No kidding! But in the midst of it all, I think I just laughed at the craziness and made the best of it. I think I did my best to stay focused on the "big" picture. It was as if the Lord Himself laughed along with me and bellowed out, "EYEBALLS!" "Click!"

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