"Stop the World"

I was listening to Matthew West's new album "Something to Say" yesterday and a song really touched me deep in my soul.

We are all so very busy everyday and we don't take time to spend time alone with God. I really love this song. Here are the lyrics

The TV is talking
The telephone's ringing
The lights are all on and the radio's screaming
A million distractions are stealing my heart from You
I'm tired and empty
This life is relentless
It weakens my knees and breaks my defenses
It's wearing me down and I'm desperate to hear from You

Stop the world I wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me

I need to be still before I make a move
I need to be humble with nothing to prove
I need Your Word to show me the truth
And I need time, precious time

Stop the world I wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me

Stop the world I'm ready to listen
Show me sign, give me a vision of Heaven
I can hold on to
Stop the world I need some time with You

Before I can find my voice
I need to hear Your voice above all the senseless noise

Matthew West

That pretty much says it all. Take time for God today!

Treat life like a duck treats water

Life is what you make of it. We can't let every little bad thing that comes into our lives affect us so much. If we do, it will eat at us like a rat nibbling cheese. Life is never easy, it is a constant changing animal. We need to learn to attack life like a duck treats water. A duck looks to water for three things, Nourishment, cleanliness and recreation. A duck needs water to survive just like we need to embrace life with all we have. That doesn't mean that we go full force and try every extreme sport out there. No, it just means that we live our lives fully for God everyday. We seek to honor God with all we have every hour, minute, second and millisecond. Secondly does water stick to a duck? No. We have all heard the phrase like water to a duck's back. Thats how we need to treat negativity around us. I recently finished a seasonal third shift job and it really gave me some perspective. As a pastor I sometimes live in a secluded world of church and home. But having a job in the secular world gave me a chance to witness the imperfection that is out there. When people come to church they are on their best behavior, they act nice, they don't swear, they are at their best when they think God is watching them. The reality is that God is with us all the time. He sees all. The amount of swearing and lack of discipline I saw while in the secular workplace really broke my heart and helped reshape my ministry. I had to combat that negativity every night at work. I had to let it roll off my back and not affect my eternal soul. Let me tell you, it was not easy. I felt it creeping into my soul and I know my wife could tell. Therefore I am coming back to the "Living Water" like a duck splashing in the water. I am cleansing myself in his Holy tide.

Lord help me to be more like you and treat life everyday like a gift from you.