Have you ever experienced one of those moments where you stop and think, “Wow, this is what I prayed for,” as you observe the moment that you feel at peace?
I recently had a moment where I was sitting outside in my back patio, admiring my transitioning garden and thinking of all of the things that I needed to do for my container garden. I was enjoying eating my breakfast when I a thought came over me “This was the moment I’d prayed for.”
Now of course, that exact moment wasn’t what I prayed for obviously. But everything had kind of fit together nicely in that moment that gave me a sense of calm and awareness.
The thought came from nowhere. In fact, I don’t think I was thinking about anything at all. I was sitting in my back patio eating my scrambled eggs and toasted bagel at around 10 that morning. I wasn’t planning on eating outside (in fact, I was going to take my plate back upstairs to my work desk and keep working).
But I had an urge to go outside and enjoy my breakfast while sitting in the sunshine. As I sat there, I was at peace and thought that this is exactly what I prayed for. I wanted a life of ease and peace, and not having to worry, to be in charge of my own time and not be on someone else’s time. To be honest, the thought kind of surprised me for a moment. I’m not even sure where it came from. But, as we unsuspecting Christians seem to always do, I had to get the evidence for myself.
I needed to ask God for His receipts, lol.
So I started running through all of the moments in my head of what I had.
I owned my own home with a large patio for gardening. Check.
I had enough space to practice my love of gardening. Check.
I was able to have a career working from full-time. (Thanks to COVID) check.
My son was happy, healthy, and thriving in school. Check.
My son’s ADHD was under control. Check.
There wasn’t anybody’s son around to stress me out and I was happily single. Check.
And then I had to stop myself, and just be in the moment. To just realize the blessings that I had right then and there.
Living in the moment is still a hard thing for me to do, but I realized that God gave me that moment so that I can realize all that He’s done. It was like a promise of His saying “And I can do so much more, if you give me yourself.”
It was such an overwhelming moment (I couldn’t even finish my breakfast!). I went back to my desk to finish working, but I started listening to gospel music for the rest of the day.
Looking back, it feels like a highly spiritual connection. As if there was some part of me, or maybe even an ancestor, calling out saying “Hey! I’ve got something to show you!” And then on the other hand, I know it was the peace of God, showing me that it is ok to be in the moment.
My point is, God finds us in the small moments that we get intentional with him. I realized that I had spent so much time worrying about possessions, and not spending enough time with the Father.
And I can tell you that since that moment, everything has been shaken up in my life. As if I can feel Him preparing me for something. Something bigger than myself. And God is telling me that I need to be ready. County my blessings. And continue to be full of faith in Him.
Since then, I’ve been journaling, manifesting, praying, and affirming like crazy. Because whatever is coming, I know it’s a spiritual warfare.
Be present in the moments, and never take your eyes off of Him.
That’s it. That’s all I have.
Love Always,
Momma Naturalista
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