I really do want to give God only my best.

And so sometimes I don't give God my whole self.

I'm honestly not an early morning person, especially in the winter.  It's dark, it's cold, my feet hurt, I'm tired, I just want to linger in bed and wake slowly before I face the day.

And so, I find my prayers and connection to God aren't good in the morning.  I wish I was better at it.  It's like coffee for me.  I don't like the taste, nor the smell, and I'm always kind of jealous when people talk about going for coffee together.  It sounds like such a nice time to be together.  But not for me.  And so, since I'm not great in the morning, I tend to not even try to connect with God in the morning.

But I am realizing that God is willing to take me just as I am.  God doesn't expect me to always be at my best with God.  God just welcomes me any and all the time.  And so, lately, I've been just letting God know I am not at my best, but I am trying to be aware of God's presence, trying to praise God (even for the mornings), and just opening myself to God... even in the morning.

It's actually freeing to let go of my expectations of how I need to be to approach God, and just be with God.

What expectations have been blocking you from just being with God?
 

Peace in our journeys,

Pastor Steve Melde