Coming Back to Center

Do you ever feel like the world is spinning a mile a minute and no matter how hard you try, you just can't keep up? I feel like its in these times we find ourselves drifting from what matters most. What matters most, commonly being God, our family and relationships we hold dear. It's easy to get wrapped up in life and that's why its so important to find ways to come back to center. Our center is that place in  our lives that not everything is perfect because honestly perfection doesn't exist. Rather the place in our lives where we have our priorities straight and we know not only what we want but what were fighting for. As a devoted Christian, my center is the place where I feel connected to God, even when everything is going wrong, the connection with God is my solid ground. This means my priorities need to put him first, an outward reflection  of myself devoted to God. It's easy to go astray from this and when things get as busy as they are right now, I'm no exception to that. What I want to share with all of you tonight is how I feel God has brought me back to my center. Every day is busy, in all of our lives, a moment of silence is rare and what's even more rare is not having an immediate resource to "fix" any problem or concern. Well today I had the pleasure of hiking my favorite trail and on the way back my mind was buzzing with everything that could possibly go wrong even though I knew it would all be fine. It felt as if even in that big open space the whole world was caving in on me mentally. I realized if some of these scenarios were to occur, there's no phone service, no fast resources etc. In that moment however I realized the true beauty of this, yes I knew everything would be fine, but in the hustle and bustle of life, id been drifting from God. So God took this opportunity when I had nothing and no one else to rely on and used it to remind me to lean on him, remind me he is my solid. He reminded me that while I have so many "temporary fixes" he is the only eternal truth, the protector against all. God used that moment to bring me back to center, and you know what's really great? This is what God does for everyone, he takes the moments where were panicked, feeling forgotten, feeling lost, he takes the moments none of us would expect him to use and he uses them to bring us back to center! He uses them to bring us back to him. Even when we feel lost or we've wandered, he extends out his hand to guide us home, shines a light in the dark. I find it truly amazing how God works and how sometimes we go astray from him but he never once goes away from us! Find your center and if your not sure what that is, pray about it and let the light of the world guide you home! :)