Each morning I set my alarm in hopes to get up, enjoy a nice hot cup of tea, and sit on this porch to have some time with Jesus. But no matter how early I set my alarm this girl always wakes before it.

I’ve had a pretty set morning routine for a while now. I read a devotion, either New Morning Mercies or Savor, I write my prayers in my journal, and then I get ready for the day. But lately my quiet time looks more like rushing through the reading and praying for all the things before Lampley gets too worked up and needs me to come rescue her from her crib. I wouldn’t say there is a lot of sitting and listening for what Jesus might be trying to tell me. Call me human but I struggle to keep my focus on what I’m reading when I can also hear Lampley through the monitor.

Like Lampley, who is constantly changing the schedule on me, I am having to change the way I meet with Him. It’s something that should be easy to do right?! But for a routined (almost OCD person) like me, changing up my meeting time with the Lord is very challenging. I have a way of spending time with Him that went from learning about Him & growing with Him, to I must complete A,B, C and D or He is going to stop loving me. But that’s not true. He will meet me no matter where I am. Something I’ve always known but haven’t been great at practicing.

I can pray while I rock my child back to sleep. I can pray while I do the dishes or fold the laundry (thank you Jennie Lusko for reminding me of this). I can pray (for some serious patience) while helping Jane Taylor as she tells me that she can do it herself. My prayers still count and are heard no matter what time or where they are said.

The meeting may change but the outcome never will. Regardless, He loves me. He wants to connect with me. He wants to be a part of every thought and conversation throughout my entire day. He wants to tell me things in the busy and loud, not just in the quiet.

He wants us still to learn about Him. To spend time in His word, to read stories of how He has worked in others. But He knows where we are, the seasons we are in, and He is willing to meet us wherever. He leaves the 99 to find you. We only have to engage back with Him.