Reclaiming Our Joy

By Rachael Sales

The phone is ringing! The children are screaming! The dog is barking – loudly I might say! The light bulb just blew out as you were on your knees looking for that last blue hair bow to match your daughter’s freshly ironed Sunday dress. You know the dress that she just poured grape juice all over because of the sheer joy it brought her? Yes – that dress!  And all of this is just the start of your morning! As the day goes by, only heaven knows what you must tackle just to keep a handle on your sanity, your patience, your passion to be on top of life! By the time that you look up it is noon and you’ve only checked off half of the fifty tasks that were supposed to happen by 10 AM!   While motherhood may not be your reality, none of us are exempt from the requirements of life. Whether married or single, white collar or blue collar, male or female, the demands of life come for us all.

We are active in our ministries, active on the PTA’s and softball leagues, awesome care-takers of our church members.  Where does the time go? becomes our daily war cry, does it not!  At the end of the day, it is often hard to remember what really matters. As a minister and a wife, I am often reminded that I must put first things first. First for me, is the quiet time that I spend with my God. This article is a call for all of us to remember.

Now is the perfect time for us as Christians, as ministers to start spending more time with our Heavenly Father! It is important to keep sight of what matters.

Just as email messages and phone calls can never replace real time spent with our loved ones, neither can Sundays and mid-week services replace our time with our God. We must spend time with our Father. Just as we must remember those little spots we so adored when we were getting to know our significant others, or precious time spent with childhood friends, we must remember how we fell in love with our Lord. He hasn’t changed, we have!  Don’t let life stop you from gazing into your Savior’s eyes and getting to the place where nothing else matters again. Yes, as we incur more responsibilities, there is more planning involved to get that quiet time but, isn’t it worth the preservation of our salvation? I say yes and wouldn’t you agree?  Let’s prioritize the time spent with Him and Him alone and watch Him restore the joy of our salvation.

About the Author: Rachael Sales is a proud wife and mother of six. She and her husband are the Co-Founders of Healing Waters Learning Institute, a school of excellence for Christ. She is also an Ear to the Streets reporter for BYOBB Television, in 30 million homes nationally and in 118 countries worldwide. To learn more about these organizations, visit www.healingwatersonline.org and www.byobb.tv.

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