Bus Journeys 1

Hey :)

So for the first time in awhile, I decided to have a cheeky trip into town, meaning I had to embark upon a half an hour bus journey. Usually, I'll stick my ear phones in and silently sing along to my favourite tunes, or grab a book that I'm reading for English, and have a catch up. However, this weekend I decided to listen to a podcast, by Bill Johnson, it was great! Oddly, on this occasion though, I felt like God was telling me not to carry on listening to it... but to put some worship music on instead! So I put some Jesus Culture on, what happened next was quite weird...

It was just playing and I felt like God was saying, not to let my thoughts wander, not to day dream out the window or whatever else I usually daze off doing on bus journeys, but to really focus on the lyrics. So I did, as I was concentrating on the lyrics, and allowing God to speak to me through them, I felt like this kind of pressure keeping me in my seat. At first I wasn't really sure what was going on, and worried that if it continued for a long time, I wouldn't be able to get up and I'd miss my stop! But the longer it went on the more at peace I felt, it was like God was actually forcing me to stop. I mean, there was no where I could go, I was on a bus! There was nothing I could do to distract myself. I had his words speaking to me in my ears, I was truly resting in Him. It was amazing. I'm not the sort of person to stop, I'm always doing SOMETHING, even my brain is always ticking over pondering on things constantly. But God really was teaching me how to rest in Him, and I've never felt such peace.

Now I know, when I need rest and peace (everyday!) all I have to do is... stop, focus on Him, and truly be wrapped up in his arms.

It's the best!
C.