Ebb and Flow

Have you ever noticed that the normal, everyday events of life can easily lead to a complacency or even a "laziness" about our relationship with the Lord?

Yeah, that is one of the reasons we encounter trials and tribulations as it strengthens and even increases our Faith.  Remember this post in James?

I have recently noticed that it isn't just the hard times though.  When I am rejoicing over events in my life, I do so loudly to the Lord.  I praise Him and I thank Him.  I talk with Him a lot in those times as well.

The "middle ground" is where I have noticed that I seem to almost neglect Him.

You know...  The seasons when the kids aren't overly disobedient or super obedient; your husband is mostly loving and easier to respect; the bills are being paid and there is still enough money for some food -just not your favorites; schedules are manageable though maybe not as full (or empty) as you would really like.  Things aren't spectacular but they aren't terrible either.

Those are the ones that I notice days can go by that I don't spend a great deal of time talking with Him.  Yes, I still read, pray and have a quiet time but not the same as during the seasons of "hills" and "valleys" in my life. Not like the days when I feel I cant even breathe without His help.  And not like the days when I am so joyful that I am bubbling over with gratitude to Him.

Maybe its me.  Maybe I am just so extreme during the super-good and the super-bad that I use these in between seasons as a breather of sorts before the pendulum swings the other way.

Or maybe I need to even out my focus just a bit.  Maybe just enough to remember that He cares about the "middle ground" in my life as well.

After all, He makes the sun rise for me every morning and the moon to take its place at night.  And He does it every day -not just the good ones or the bad ones.  He is intimately interested in every moment of my life -and yours.

♥