The Way Time Is Holy
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit” (John 3:6).
You want to know what it looks like to pray to Me? To be with Me? To listen to Me? You are full of questions . . . when you pause . . . when you ponder your heart. Questions about Me, about how to live this day, about how to have more joy and freedom.
Don’t feel guilty about the hard days, the long days, the stumbles, even the falls. You could look back on them, analyzing them, thinking about how you could have done things differently and how tomorrow, no matter what (oh, you are resolute!) you will not repeat what you did before . . . Except, you fear you will.
You fear time passing so quickly—so quickly—and not being able to hold on tightly enough to time. A moment isn’t holy in and of itself. It is Me, inhabiting the moment, which makes time holy. So how could you mess it up? How could you make a moment less holy?
Don’t regret, child.
The only purpose in looking back on time—in endeavoring to appreciate it—is looking forward, looking to where I was, in the moment, then. Look back, if you must, but only so you may see Me in the moment.
Oh, girl, I am in all things. I am in all moments. I cannot be quantified. Can how much I am with you be measured? Must you try to measure it? Must you try to measure Me?
You are the girl I held in the beginning and the girl I hold now, still. Your maturing is Me birthing you, again. I let you go, and I hold you, and I wait for you, and I pursue you. And we breathe, together: In. Out.
Time passing cannot measure my love for you—-the increments growing or shrinking as you age. I birth you and you birth, too—breathing in sync with my breath—becoming more and more what I see in you, all along.
Be born again, this day, with Me, becoming even more yourself: the girl I hold. Pause and drink now. Ingest Me more . . . this blood poured out, this body broken.
Be birthed again. (Eat and drink and be satisfied.) Only then will time be holy—celebrated, appreciated, not feared.
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“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” (Isa. 41:10, ESV). Sister, what fears do you need to release to God today? Think about the corners of your life (or people or problems) you’re secretly worrying about, those burdens God wants to lift from your shoulders. Then, let’s hand them over … → For more passages and reflection questions like these, download Rapt’s 30-day Bible-reading plan.
Whether she’s cooking delicious, nutritious foods from scratch or writing new stories about broken families discovering God’s redemption, Johanna Rojas Vann pours her whole heart into what she does. As a homeschooling mom of three, she understands how busy life can get—but I love how she allows that to push her closer to Jesus instead of further away. “Even when the media we’re consuming is educational and growing us in some way,” she says, “sometimes it’s the silence that grows us most.” → Read her full interview over at Rapt for more encouragement.
Sometimes, trusting God feels like the most natural thing in the world, doesn’t it? We can sit peacefully, rest in His love, and release control to Him. But other times … oh, sister, perhaps you can relate … other times, trusting Him feels so very hard. Whether He’s asking us to take faithful action or simply wait, obeying and trusting can often feel unnatural because what we want in the moment is control. So what do we do? In this lovely episode of the Faith Fueled Living podcast, Kristi Fitch opens up about her own struggle with self-reliance (and how it leads to anxiety, pressure, and exhaustion)—and what it truly looks like to surrender. Let her words challenge you, lift you up, and heal you.
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