So I’ve been gone for a while, but I missed you guys though! Lol. Where have I been?? Well I unpublished my blog site and took some time to try to figure things out, work on me and draw closer to God. We all need time for self-reflection and if you’re not careful, you’ll start running on empty. That’s exactly the state that I was in. Not so much now, but I was there. Feeling overwhelmed, purposeless, not sure of which way to go and just down right confused. During this time, I went through a fluctuation of emotions and I wouldn’t be honest or “intimate” if I didn’t say that I still feel some of those emotions till this very day. I hear people say that life is challenging but worth it. I’m sure it is, but life is also downright hard, draining and sometimes lonely.
During the past couple of weeks, I decided to sit and map out where I went wrong and how I let myself get so far from where I was or where I felt the need to be. I realized that one of THE most important things I had gotten out of routine with, was spending alone time with God. I was attending church on Sunday’s and Bible Study almost 3 times a week, but where was my intimate and alone time with the Father? I came to notice that I was relying on a word from the fruit of the Pastor’s labor. I would attend these meetings and get full, then get back home and be empty all over again. So what did I decide to do?
One day, I was sitting in church listening to the message, and I made up in my mind that I would prioritize the way I had been dealing with things, to get back on one accord with God and to focus on being Kingdom minded again. When I first got saved, I would have to be at work at 7am, but I would get up at 5am and lay out before God to pray and set the atmosphere for my day. I would begin with praise and worship, prayer and then study the Bible. By the time my hour was done, I was war ready; covered and shielded by the full armor of God. I made a vow to God that for 21 days I would get back to getting up at 5am and laying out an hour before Him. And guess what? I have been sticking to it; tired, sleepy, weekends, days off and all. I’m determined to get refocused on the things that really matter, the things up above.
I’m back, focused and more determined than before and you can be too! If God has laid it on your heart to return back to your first love, to spend more time with Him, go for it! No more excuses. Pray and ask God to reveal a time for you to spend alone with Him and journal your experiences, thoughts, emotions, etc. Email me at intimacyinc@yahoo.com and share your testimonies, stories, words of encouragement, prayer requests and more. Let’s hold each other accountable and rise up to our rightful places as Kingdom Citizens!
Intimately,
Yaz
Intimacy Inc. 