Supersize Me?

Several times a year, I find myself on the consumerism side of economics. It always humors me how skillful the sales person is in crafting scenarios and desires that are unnecessary to the buyer. The world flaunts and taunts us with strategies that create a self-serving will in order to convince consumers to purchase products and services they don't need.

"If you upgrade now, we'll throw in..."

"For just $5 more, you can get..."

This past year taught me what it means to lay my time at the throne of God and rely on Him to source it out as He sees fit. It is the gift that keeps on giving as it explores boundaries with other people's lives as much as my own. The more I relentlessly devote this time to God, the more He is able to do with it. It's the only sales-pitch in the world offering assurance and restoration from worldly bondage.

In recent weeks, God has provided me answers to prayers I had only dreamed. The Lord was able to guide my heart in utilizing intentionality to drive those prayers. As soon as I changed my attitude from "Father, God" with a hopeful heart to "Father, God" with a knowing heart, He showed me what assurance looks like. The Lord knit together patterns, conversations and prayers in a way that not only created a tapestry but made it a work of art. As God calls me into a more intimate relationship with Him daily, I pray He guides my heart to more closely mirror His, and in so doing, continues the path He weaves for me.