Time is flying

You now when you just want to blog? But don’t really have blog-worthy thoughts swimming around? That’s me. But, it’s Advent. I am not about to start a 3 hr study session tonight (in fact I’m about to sleep), and today it hit me how little time is left! So I decided to blog anyways..

God is funny how He works. I received an Advent Reflection in my inbox today that talked about Gaudete Sunday, coming up this weekend, the 3^rd week of Advent. And I was taken aback! Yes, Advent is long this year, but still, the 3^rd week already? Seriously, it’s already time for the pink candle?

Yes. It is.

And our beautiful Lord knows me well… thus moving in a dear friend of mine to send out an email today which gently (but forcefully at the same time?) reminded me that I AM LETTING ADVENT PASS ME BY AND THAT IS NOT OKAY.

Thanks God for the clear message. I’m planning to take note. It’s not that I’ve been ignoring this liturgical season, I mean look: I have a little candle light prayer ritual each night added in! But it hasn’t translated into anything other than that.

One of the major things I see myself falling into in the past few months is a disparity between my prayer life and the motions of everyday life. My zeal for God and his will doesn’t show in the ways I want it to outside of my prayer life and formal ministry like things. But I believe that it can.

So, this is just another wakeup call. It’s not my first, and it won’t be my last. I’m off facebook for the next 6 days (bonus, extra time for studying!) and I’m really really going to try and recognize the Holy Spirit in action throughout the day, and invite Him to use me for His glory.

Okay, that’s all, time to go sit with Him and my candle J