Today began my weekly visits to the dr - not a bench mark I have been looking forward to. Because of some of my health conditions, my baby is at risk for developing a heart blockage. So, every week I schlep down to the Medical Center, pay to park, trek up through 2 elevators and 22 floors of dr's offices, wait in a waiting room forever, and then am hooked up to a fetal monitoring system to listen to baby #3's heart beat for 10 minutes. (I enjoyed the same routine with baby #2 - with our first born we were blissfully unaware of the possible problems).
It seems that my life is one big rush of craziness from sunrise until I crash at night. This is in part why I haven't been looking forward to the weekly dr's visits - just one more thing I have to try and work into an already overflowing day. I know that I am not unique in my crazy schedule - I think just about everyone I know has an addiction to doing to much, and being chronically over busy. We rush and rush, going and blowing, and then wonder why we feel disconnected to our faith life. Unfortunately - full day planners don't tend to lend themselves to quality quiet time with Jesus.
When I am hooked up to the fetal monitoring, I am stuck - I can't move, can't read, can't talk on the phone. For at least 10 minutes, I can do nothing else but lay there and listen to the baby's heart beat, pounding away. As much as I grumble about having to be there - I cherish those 10 minutes each week. I listen to that rapidly pounding heart, and ponder the wonder of God's creative powers. Each of us was given life and breath by our awesome Creator God, and each of us was given the purpose of living a life in Christ. Not a life lived for the world, but a life lived for God. I kinda think it's the least we can do...
Today I challenge you to spend a few quiet minutes listening to your own heart beat. Let your busy mind be stilled, just for a moment, and praise our awe inspiring God, who has created and IS creating!
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