{"id":4686,"date":"2011-02-07T04:00:18","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T09:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/?p=4686"},"modified":"2011-02-07T17:22:55","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T22:22:55","slug":"the-roller-skating-rink-february-7-daily-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithfilledmom.com\/the-roller-skating-rink-february-7-daily-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"The roller skating rink, February 7 Daily Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Skate Rink<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Right there in the overcrowded roller skating rink, with the music pumping and the bass bumping, kids skating with glow sticks hanging around their necks all jacked up on chocolate cake and the birthday parties, right there in the midst of the chaos I heard it.\u00a0I heard her speak the words loudly so that I could hear \u201cYeah, it all makes sense now. I never understood why I went through the things I went through but now I understand. It was to bring me to this point. It is a blessing and I know this is what I should be doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

I ran into a friend I had not seen in years. Our kids went to the same party one Saturday afternoon and we chatted like friends do about being moms, and our jobs. Then she said something that touched my soul so profoundly. She works with Hospice and aids the families of those who are dying. She is not afraid to have \u201cthat talk\u201d with the families, you know the one about death. I saw it in her eyes and heard it over the pounding music and the screams from the kids having fun, she answered her calling from God and she looked so at peace with following His Will.<\/p>\n

Few people like to say \u201cYes, I am following God\u2019s will, I am doing what He has called me to do.\u201d Is it because we are humble or because we don\u2019t realized it is God\u2019s will or we are just embarrassed to say such a thing? Can we truly say that out loud? We don\u2019t need to tell the world that we are doing as God asks us to we just need to live it. In that moment, that conversation I couldn\u2019t help but say \u201cYou have been called and I am so happy to see that you have embraced it.\u201d It was not complicated or elaborate, it was just simply a small acknowledgement of her choice and as a friend I felt compelled to point it out.<\/p>\n

If we just listen to one another above the noise of the music and our everyday lives we will hear it. If we just hold still and look into someone else\u2019s eyes for enough time to understand we will see it. If we just choose to be there in the moment we will witness it. Right there in an overcrowded roller skating rink you can hear it people are following God\u2019s Will.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe Still and Know that I am God\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Psalm 46:10<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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