Dawdling

“Please do your chores,” I ask as she hops around the room, excited that we are to have guests in the next hour.

“Now?” I request as she sits on the couch complaining that her computer is overheated.

She slowly stands, continuing to chatter about unrelated things, looking for anything, anything, that might help her avoid doing what she must do.

I struggle to keep my mommy cool as I watch her, knowing that I am unable to do the jobs I have asked her to do, that if I were able they would be done in a few minutes–and definitely finished before our guests arrive.

As she leaves the room and actually begins her chores I get it. That’s me.

When I was young and living at my parents house, that was me. And now that I am a grown and am accountable, not to my parents but to my heavenly Father, that is me.

When He asks me to do something that I don’t want to have to do, I dawdle, I avoid, I hope that, maybe if I do lots of “good” things He will forget about His request.

When my daughter avoids the work I have asked of her, I feel that she does not love me. I know she does but her actions show me that she loves herself, at that moment, more. (If you have ever looked at “The Love Languages” I am very much an “Acts of Service” person.)

“Lovest thou Me?” John 21:17

21Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.” John 14:21

The Lord reveals that when I do not obey I do not show that I love Him, that I am loving myself more.

Lord I love You. Lord help me to keep from dawdling over the things which I would rather not do. Help me to show my love by acting immediately and completely. Lord, help me, through my actions, to glorify Your Name.

Are you dawdling today?

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