As a college student, I know how easy it is to wake up late, feel rushed, and leave for class at the latest possible time without being late. Let's admit it... we know exactly how long it takes to walk from our dorm/apartment to our class.
College students are known for being rushed and late.
What if we opened the invitation to be different and set apart as we truly live?
What if we left 5 minutes earlier so that we could pray over our campus while we walked? What if we left early so we had time to stop and talk to a friend that simply needed to know we were there for them? What if we left early so we could focus on the present, rather than the destination? What if we left early so we could walk slowly and simply focus on the Lord? What if we left early so we had time to look around to see the ways the Lord wanted to woo us? What if we left early so we could spend time praying over our day and praying the Lord would give us opportunities where we were forced to have the option of showing someone grace? What if we left early for work so we could pray over the workplace that we would love the people we work with well and that the Lord would open hearts and eyes to His good news that day? What if you dared to not allow your walk to class or work become monotonous? Here's another crazy thought....What if we decided to leave our phones in our pockets during our walk so that we could accept the invitation?
I will be the first to say that is hard for me. So often I will be walking to class with my phone in hand, looking up to see almost every other person with a phone in hand as well. It makes me sad that we are so quick to fill our precious time. Last Sunday, my pastor mentioned how we tend to suppress sin, suffering, and emotions with distractions such as our phone. I am guilty of this and am ready to open the invitation to spend my time wisely and truly live. It makes me wonder how many times my sweet Jesus tried to love and woo me, but my eyes were only focused on my phone. If you are reading this and see me walking around with my phone in hand consistently, please please call me out on that.
Will you dare to accept the ultimate invitation today, or will you distract yourself from it?
"There is only one invitation it would kill me to refuse, yet I'm tempted to turn it down all the time. I get the invitation every morning when I wake up to actually live a life of complete engagement, a life of whimsy, a life where love does. It doesn't come in an envelope. It's ushered in by a sunrise, the sound of a bird, or the smell of coffee drifting lazily from the kitchen. It's the invitation to actually life, to fully participate in this amazing life for one more day... Turning down this invitation comes in lots of flavors. It looks like numbing yourself or distracting yourself or seeing something really beautiful as just normal."
Bob Goff
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