Jacki C King

After a women’s forum in Houston, 4 student ministry regionals ranging from fort worth to austin, and women’s regional in Iowa Park/Wichita Falls I am officially wiped out. I will get on my plane from Houston and fly to Dallas today and actually get to stay home for a about two weeks before I am on the road again.

I had the thought several times throughout these two weeks of just wanting to be home. Wanting to be around familiar surrounds, with Josh, with my dogs, going to class. The normal routines that I often claim to want to get away from I was dreaming of going back to, but there is something about home and family that can’t be replaced, can’t be topped.

Home is a place of relaxation and security (despite the laundry and dishes). I know that no matter how long the day or how hard the trials there will be support and love from Josh and I have sincerly missed the talks and the feeling of home.

This past weekend when I came back from the Women’s Regional in Iowa Park I walked into the house to all new dinner table placemats and decorations and a new bed spread set. It was liking walking into a completely different home. The laundry and dishes were done, the dogs were less smelly than when left them, and Josh exhausted from his busy work days on top of playing Martha Stewart greeted me.

Although completely new and different, there was a feeling of rekindling and comfort. I was home. I was home to familiar surroundings and feelings. I was back to my crazy yet simple life of being a college student and wife. At times in our life we just get down and tired. We need renewing and relaxation. We are a very busy paced society with to do lists and calenders. One of my sessions that I teach is called Personal Involvment with Eternal Perspective and int his workshop we bring out how we need to focus on the eternal instead of the here and now. Our busy calendars and To Do’s leave us unaccomplished and unfulfilled and yet we tend to focus more on them than the one who is the fountain of purpose and passion.

In my lesson we talk about how obviously reading your Bible is a big part of our lives as Christians, but how often times we add our devotion to our check list and expect the Holy Spirit to move in the five to ten minutes we have allotted to Him for that day and then quickly run to our to do’s, that is even if we get to our devotionals. I will challenge you in the same way I challenge the ladies in my session. How often do you look at creation and recognize its power and beauty, this is a revelation of God. How often do you look at your kids as they are beating one another up and screaming at the top of their lungs and see God’s glory and beauty in the DNA he fashioned together to make their littles eyes and little feet? This is God’s revelation.

Busyness is a disease to our lives and spiritual lives. We replace the revelations of God with meetings and things in the name of “ministry” instead of embracing God speaking, relating, and loving us. So I am looking forward to a couple of weeks of seeking out his revelations and renewals. I want to make shapes out of the clouds as I lay on the ground and watch the clouds go by, I’m going to play with my dogs and let them lick my face, I’m going to sit and talk over coffee with Josh about anything and everything, I’m going to take in the revelations, take in Home!

Stop the World by Matthew West

I’m tired and empty
This life is relentless
It weakens my knees and it breaks my defenses
It’s wearing me down and I’m desperate to hear from You

Stop the world, I wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me

I need to be still before I make a move
And I need to be humble with nothing to prove
And I need Your Word to show me the truth
I need time, precious time

Stop the world, I wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You speak to me

Stop the world, I’m ready to listen
Show me a sign, just give me a vision of Heaven
That I can hold on to
Stop the world, I need some time with You

Before I can find my voice
I need to hear Your voice
Above all the senseless noise

Stop the world, I wanna get out
I need an escape away from this crowd
Just to hear You, I need to hear You, Lord

Stop the world, I’m ready to listen
Show me a sign, give me a vision of Heaven
That I can hold on to
Stop the world, I need some time with You
Stop the world, I need some time with You