In our house I'm the dishwasher. If there is an art to washing dishes, I have honed that skill. Frequently, I listen to music while I do them. The house has settled down, I put in some headphones and unwind. Recently my outlook on life has been melancholy to say the least. So today I decided to listen to my YouVersion instead. James 1:1-18. I was a little distracted; I get really into the dishes and my mind wanders. So I played it again ...and again ...and again. Talk about alive and active! Each time a new phrase, word, or concept jumped out at me. 

Need wisdom? Ask. And don't doubt. Well, that is straightforward - but how many times have I been stressed or flustered recently because I didn't know what to do? Just ask and trust Him to answer. Trust Him WITH the answer. 

James - a SERVANT of God. I am here to serve not to be served. But oh how my prayers lean towards, "God, please serve(help) me." Or I may even get caught up in the act of serving and I forget about Him. Lost in my own little world, I ignore the One I'm trying to serve - aka missing the point. 

Don't just listen - Do. And you will be blessed in that. Do! I yearn to be spiritually adventurous, to want to be obedient, to earnestly seek Him and my next assignment. Whatever He has going is so much better than my half of a plan. Far too often I make the mental note - Yes, that was really good - but I do nothing. Simply hearing = deceiving myself. Actively doing = blessings from the Lord. 

I still have to wipe down the counters. Anticipating what will jump out next. 😊