RFL134 Time Out

REFLECTIONS
T me Two o’clock in
the afternoon.
I glanced at my watch while
By Nyx
Martinez (19),
a missionary
in the
Philippines
worst thing in the world to do

is to keep on going when you
don’t know what to do!
Okay. Lord, I don’t know what
to do, I confessed.
my mind raced. I had just So stop. And just trust Me.
finished my morning busi- Chill out for a sec.
ness appointments, running It seemed to make sense.
around town and foolishly not What did I have to lose?
allowing for the lack of cash Dear Jesus, I prayed, I’m
Take time to I had on me that day. Now I trying to trust You. Please, help
found myself at the mall with me out.
hear from the equivalent of less than fifty I wanted to see some money
cents in my pocket. I still had drop out of the sky. It doesn’t
God, and He’ll to ride the bus for half an hour even have to be a lot, I told
to get to the Voice Academy for God, just enough to get me to
take the time my Monday night workshop, the Voice Academy and back
but without enough to cover home.
to straighten travel expenses, there was no I looked up. Nothing. I
out the way that was going to happen.
I began to pace hurriedly
looked down. Nothing there,
either.
problem. through the mall, not knowing
exactly where I was walking.
This is stupid. I began to
react, but then decided to give
—David Brandt Berg All I knew was that I didn’t even Him more than just a few sec-
have enough money to get onds to answer my prayer.
back home! Frantic, desperate, Trust Me, I felt the whisper
and frustrated, I debated in say. The workshop is at seven
my mind who or what was to o’clock. You still have over four
blame for this mess. The din hours.
of the passersby and crowds of Four hours to see a miracle,
mallrats added to the confu- I pondered. I could deal with
sion in my brain. that.
And then, somewhere, I slowed my pace to “trust-
somehow, amidst the turmoil ing” speed and walked calmly,
in my heart, there came a cer- hoping my shift in mood
tain feeling—a still, small, but would do the trick. As the
familiar Voice. It urged me to flame of frustration in my
stop. Yes, just to stop … and heart seemed to die down and
look … and listen. peace began to replace it, I
To what? I argued within started to sing:
myself.
Listen to Me. And listen to ’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
yourself freaking out like that! Just to trust His cleansing
The Voice seemed to say, The Word…
R134 GP Listening to God, prayer, hurry, quiet time.

REFLECTIONS
This was a little hymn I’d learned age, the only female identical twins
as a child in the days when I didn’t in the local industry. Now, they
even have much to worry about— waved at me, happy and excited at
and certainly not money matters! this chance encounter.
The words seemed so applicable Or was it?
now. An hour later, I was saying good-
bye to Honey and Joy. I knew that
Just to rest upon His promise, God had indeed dropped money out
Just to know “thus saith the of the sky—in His own way. Joy had
Lord.” insisted that I sketch their picture,
and of course, they kindly paid for
The Voice seemed to be directing the on-the-spot portrait.
where I should walk, what corners I I had the cash I needed, I made
should turn in the huge mall. it to the workshop early, and, of
Dear Jesus, course, I made it safely home.
And then … I saw them sitting And I had that still, small Voice
please help inside Kentucky Fried Chicken. The to thank. It taught me that in times
identical twins. when my head is spinning out of
me to slow I’d met Joy and her sister Honey control, all I have to do is to take
just weeks before. They were runway time out—to stop … look … and
down, and and commercial models, about my listen.
take time to
hear from
You for The secret of vitality, of sparkle, of that shine on your face
and twinkle in your eye, of the compassion and tenderness that
direction in others need so badly is in refreshing yourself in Me. Only then
The Secret
will you have something to pour out to others. This is the secret.
my life. This sweet communion with Me will empower you to give and
meet the need.
The secret is lying with Me in peaceful rest each morning
and night. As you recharge and refill, you will be able to over-
flow on others. This is the secret, and it is My promise to you.
—Jesus
ST
How to not get hit by a train
O K Lord forgive us, we get so busy! If you’re too busy to pray, you’re too
P O
LO busy!
Let’s try to slow things down. Relax! But most of all, stop, look, listen …
and wait! Warning signs like this are posted at dangerous places, such as
N W railroad crossings—places of crisis where there is an interruption of your
TE A
IT routine, your way, your road, your highway. Otherwise you might drive
LIS across the train tracks and get hit by a train.
Which is easier, to try to beat the train, to try to plough through the train,
to jump over the train—or to stop for a few minutes and watch it go by? It’ll
soon be gone, and you can go peacefully on your way.
Trying to force the situation and push your way through just won’t work!
God likes for you to give Him a little honor. You’ve got to put aside your own
thoughts and partake of the Lord’s Spirit, through communion with Him. If
you’ll do that, He’ll tell you what you’re supposed to do.
—D.B.B., from the article “Stop … Look … Listen!”
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