I’m sorry, that I’ve just gone through the motions!

This is what I woke up to this morning. Just a few lines on a constant loop in my head. “I’m sorry, that I’ve just gone through the motions. I’m sorry, when I just sang another song”.

This morning I prayed for me, repented for the times that I really just went throught the motions. There have been many of those times in my life. Just get through another church service so I can do my “important” stuff of the day. I’ve checked so many boxes of doing the right thing that I’ve forgotten to do the heart thing.

Don’t get me wrong, there have been many times when I been living with my whole heart and a heart after God, I wasn’t just going through the motions. The chorus of this song says, “I’m caught up in your presence, I just want to sit here at your feet. I’m caught up in this holy moment, I never want to leave.” When I’m in a heavenly place that’s exactly how I feel, I never want to leave.

But, then there’s that squirrel that grabs my attention and there I go. I think of the story of Mary and Martha often and it is one of my foundations that I stand on. Mary just wanted to sit at His feet. Martha also wanted to sit at His feet. They both had the same goal, but Martha got sidetracked by “responsibilities”. I live a double life at times. I’m Mary one day and Martha the next. The greatest thing about that story to me is that Jesus loved them both. He loves me even if I’m going through the motions, but He doesn’t want me to stay there very long.

Today, I want to live in each moment and love Him during it all. Sit at His feet and feel His presence until something else comes that needs my attention knowing that He is still in my house and wants me in His presence, the one thing that is truly important.

Lyrics

https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/belongingco/nothingelse.html