What if I’m buried under a pile of dirty laundry or under
the table cleaning up the latest aftermath of the circus my kids call eating?
What if I’m too busy staring at the spots on the mirror or that blasted ring
that insists on appearing in the toilet!!! What if in the midst of an extreme bout with “Mommy
brain” I am too distracted to notice my big chance and the opportunity passes
me by????
Chill out, sister! I have good news! God will come get you!!
Right there, under the kitchen table, in the middle of the PTO meeting, in the
grocery when you are busy strategically arranging the items in your cart in
hopes that any onlookers may notice with the food they should eat carefully
placed in plain sight so as to cover up the stuff they actually like! (Yep!
Benn there!! J )
Where was David when Samuel came to anoint the new king? Was
he pushing his way to the front of the line so as to outshine his older
brothers? No! His own father didn’t even consider the possibility that his
youngest boy would even be in the running. But God knew! When Samuel asked
Jesse if there were any others the response was, “Well, there’s the youngest,
David. But he’s out tending the sheep.” And through Samuel God said, “Go get
him!”
Moses was out wandering the dessert in a foreign land, far
away from his own people (God’s people), just minding his own business, tending
his sheep, when suddenly there was a burning bush! And not just any brush fire.
A bush burning yet not consumed. Moses had to take a closer look.
God is not always subtle when He wants to get a point
across. Trust me. When the time comes
for you to enter a new season or take on a new task, or jump on a new
opportunity God will come get you right where you are. Right there in middle of
tending your sheep.
Stay focused on the task at hand. Give it your all. Do
everything you do, whether changing diapers or running errands, whether cooking
dinner or wiping runny noses, do it all for the glory of the Lord! And your
Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you in the open! When you
feel like all you do goes unnoticed or bares little significance, know the God
of the universe is watching intently and routing you on as you tend your sheep.
He has great plans for every one of us, and as He told me many years ago, He
will not let you miss or mess up any of the plans He has for you as long as you
are truly seeking Him.
So go on, give yourself permission to give yourself fully to
the task at hand. Don’t live with one eye on your kids and one eye on “the next
big thing.” God has your days planned, and when He has something new for you,
He’ll come get you. For now, tend your sheep!
“A man’s heart plans his way, But the
LORD directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9
