Anytime I see her, my granddaughter’s almost three-year-old eyes grow wide, and with the sweetest expression she exclaims, “Nonie! I so glad to see you! I miss you!” She has a gift of making everyone feel loved and valued. It is something I pray she never loses.
There are times when she is playing in the yard at our home or coloring inside that she’ll stop and crawl into my lap. “Hey Nonie! What you doing?” Even in her busyness, she thinks of me.
I thought of this as I knelt beside my bed this morning. My husband’s family arrived Saturday from LA. The excitement and preparation has been such fun for us both, but I’ve shortened my time with God in the mornings to scrub the base boards or vacuum the couches. I’ve gotten so busy in the day, that I’ve failed to keep Him front-and-center. My heart felt tremendously sad because in doing what I wanted to do, I neglected the most favorite part of my life – God.
How extremely sad I would feel if my granddaughter decided, instead of greeting me, to run off to watch her Frozen movie or jump on the trampoline. In all my planning, I had neglected God.
And so, in Mila fashion, I shouted out to Him, “God! I’m so glad to be with you! I missed you!”
Sometimes we do not make God a priority but an afterthought; however, we are never an afterthought to Him. We are always front-and-center and always a part of Him. He is never too busy for us or too occupied to be available.
Today, make it a priority to spend time with God. Listen to His Word. Talk with Him. Make God front-and-center in your life.
