Walk My Pace

I am a person that moves through life quickly. I walk fast, I drive fast, I do tasks quickly so that i can move on to the next one. I remember when we first started the PARC and every week Robert and I would go to buy needed items and supplies. I always drove. As I was speeding around cars, shifting lanes and yelling at slow drivers, I remember Robert's voice so clearly. He said to me, "Why are you always in such a hurry?" 

That is a good question. Why am I always in such a hurry? There is a strong principle of which I try to live my life. I believe that God is always working. I want to see where He is working and join him. I don't want to be ahead of Him and I don't want to be behind. I want to be right beside Him participating in what He is already doing. These past few months I have been hearing this still small voice in my spirit saying, "Walk My pace." I hear it a lot. I evidently have a lot of work to do in this area. These are the things that I have noticed happening as I have tried to practice this, especially during the busy holiday season.

I am a planner, so as I was planning each week and each day leading up to the holiday, I had a constant list going on in my head. "On this day bake this, buy this and clean this. The next day I will do these things and then everything will be done when Christmas gets here!! Ta da!" And, I was very stressed. There was so much to do. I was exhausted before it even began. And then I would hear that reminder, "Walk My pace." So, I quit trying to plan and started trying to trust. If you know me very well, you know that I am a planner and this is a very difficult thing for me. I just kept reminding myself that I was practicing. 

What I noticed was that I felt more peaceful. I wasn't as stressed, and guess what?? Everything got done! I have found that it applies to every area of my life. For instance when I am at the grocery store zooming down the aisles. "Walk My pace". When I get behind the driver going 30mph in a 45mph zone!! "Walk My pace". I take a deep breath and slow myself down. I believe this principle applies to planners as well as procrastinators. A procrastinator may see God working, but ends up dragging behind them all the things that have not been done yet. He will be behind.

If we walk His pace we will not only see great and mighty things accomplished, but we will experience contentment and peace along the way. This is my New Year's Resolution. I am going to walk God's pace to the best of my ability.  As I think about the PARC and the money that needs to be raised, the building that needs to be built, the people that need to feel valued and loved, I will keep practicing. I will walk God's pace and will keep reminding myself that I am practicing and I WILL get better at it. Happy New Year!