Phew...today is starting off to be that kind of Monday. Have you ever had one of those? I woke up 15 minutes late, left my house 15 minutes late which means I got to work 15 minutes late. Every summer the law firm I work for hire law students to "clerk" during a few weeks in the summer. It is sort of like an extended job interview. The attorneys at my office get to take the time to meet these prospective future attorneys and vice versa. Well, guess what? Today was the day the second half of these clerks started.
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As I came running in the door four of them sat around the table in the library. I immediately began to apologize for running late and then idle chit chat ensued. It is my job to make them feel welcome, make sure they have everything they need at any given time, answer their questions, give them guidance, all the while getting to know each and every one of them on a personal level so that when it comes time to hire one, two or three of them I can give an opinion to the hiring partners. I herded them into the board room and then started running. I had folders to prepare for them, some needed drinks, there were supplies to prepare, work stations to organize. See I had left on Friday with every intention of getting to work about an hour early today and preparing everything at that time. So much for those plans!
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As I finally sit down at my desk and finally get a chance to log-in and prepare my blog all I can think about is breathing! I'm out of breath. Sweating like I've been running a race. My mind is going in a thousand different directions and all I want to do is breathe!
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As I logged into my blog and flipped over to the online Bible website I briefly said "Lord, I need a word." And, as always he gave me one! "Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person." Genesis 2:7. I find that interesting! Do you? Here I am rushing around and all I can think about is breathing and then God gives me a word about how HE is the one who breathed the breath of life into man! Wow! Coincidence? I think not! So many days I get bumfuzzeled (yes that's a word! heehee) and I seem to forget where my breath even comes from. I complain that my kids are running me ragged, my husband is exasperating me, my boss is sucking the air right out of me but, I never stop to think that God is the one who breathed that breath into me and he is never going to let me run out of it until He decides to call me home! And then, the breath he will breathe into my nostrils will be so much sweeter than air! *Sigh* I just can't help but suck in a deep breath just thinking about that!
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So, today, tomorrow, next week, next month just whenever you feel like you need to catch your breath so you can scream...please remember that God is the one who breathed it into you and if you need more of it...you must seek Him!
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