Details

I am a girl who loves to write. I journal my quiet times and prayers, mostly because I love having a record of what I brought before God and how He spoke to me. At the end of each of my quiet times I normally jot down this line, “Lord, help me to choose to see you in the details today.”  Simple, but it’s the prayer I have to pray every single day.  God doesn’t always show himself to me with big miracles or a loud booming voice…most often He’s using scripture, friends and strangers alike, songs, scenery and my own ability to notice the little things.

I’m a failure at this on many days. But, oh how I try!! Jesus is in the details. There are days I struggle to see Him…and then I am reminded to take a second look and CHOOSE to see Him. I can so quickly become consumed with my life…and have to remind myself that there is more. Jesus has more for me than I am able to see. I have to choose to see Him and follow Him every single morning…to surrender wholly to what He has for me.

I choose to see Jesus when a friend calls to ask how she can pray for me, I choose to see Jesus when my hubby texts in the middle of the afternoon to tell me how much he loves me, I choose to see Jesus when my mom shows up to give me a much needed break, I choose to see Jesus when my husband has left me a sweet note to start my day, I choose to see Jesus when I walk to the pantry filled with food to feed my family, I choose to see Jesus when I take that first sip of coffee during my quiet time, I choose to see Jesus on the elliptical when I make it through a workout still alive, I choose to see Jesus when I'm able to hold my seizing child and comfort her, I choose to see Jesus when fevers go down, I choose to see Jesus when I open the Bible and what I read has been hand chosen by God for me to clearly recieve, I choose to see Jesus when I hear Doo tell me that she loves her time alone with me, I choose to see Jesus when I’ve spent days away from Bug and she repeats momma several times the day I return, I choose to see Jesus when I laugh instead of cry at my almost 7 year olds dirty diapers, I choose to see Jesus when I walk on the beach with my 4 year old little girl and hear pure joy at the sand on her toes and the water rushing onto her feet, I choose to see Jesus when the sun is shining and my favorite worship song comes on the radio, I choose to see Jesus at the site of my mom and dad giddy over their grandkids, I choose to see Jesus when I hear my brother on the other end of the line hours away, I choose to see Jesus when there are two little girls fighting for my attention, I choose to see Jesus when a smile appears from a stranger…

This life is hard most days and it’s easy to quickly become weary. I believe that’s why we have so many daily gifts to open if we choose to see them…He truly longs for us to have an intimate relationship with him. Honoring and thanking Him for the simplest of details, good and bad, is one way I believe that allows for me to daily surrender my will and remember that He has more for me and my story isn't over yet.

James 5:11 “…that’s because God cares, cares right down to the last detail.” MSG

Lord, help me to choose to see you in the details today. Amen.