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About a month ago God started challenging me with this idea of “God Speed,”. . .and it’s blowing my mind!  I’m an American for goodness sake!  Isn’t life about the 60 hour work week, cram your fun into 2 weeks of vacation/year, no siestas, no holidays, a kid involved in every activity known to man, go, go, go faster?  And aren’t we supposed to feel guilty when our body needs a nap and we just can’t keep up with the pace?  Unfortunately it’s the world we have created for ourselves.  This is the world I live in.  To bail would be to completely segregate myself from the world around me that I am trying to engage for the Kingdom.  But to remain. . .could it possibly mean a “lesser” Amy than God intended?  Could it possibly be that faster really doesn’t win the race?

So God has been challenging me. . .what does it really mean to start boldly moving at His speed?  When was the last time you sat still (and I don’t mean sitting still while entranced with this amazing blog ) When was the last time you pulled off the side of the freeway just to sit and watch the sun set with your kids? - That kind of still. . .

Last Friday my agenda was interrupted by God.  I had an entire day all to myself and I was actually psyched to tackle my 2 page list of things to do.  Like so many mornings, I sat down with my iPod, journal and Bible to get my dose of God to carry me through the day.  I admit I was in a hurry to move on.  And what did God do?  He dared to say, “Amy, will you move at my speed today?”  “NO! Not today, please not today!!”  But I knew the answer must be, “yes.”  Long story made short, he asked me to hand write (who does that any more??) an 8 page letter to some important people in my life.  And at 11:45 - 3 hours later - I walked away to finally conquer my day.  And that is when I finally “got it.”  I always seem to think that the days are MINE.  I can’t describe to you the feelings I experienced after those hours.  I can’t really explain what it was like to hear God say to me, “thanks for moving at my speed today.”  But I know one thing for sure - it was a grand enough feeling to let me know for sure that I am anxious to experience it again really soon.

Is it really possible that faster doesn’t win the race?  I had so many things to do on that day.  I have so many things to do EVERY day!  But I’m becoming convinced that God’s speed is so much better than mine.  And BTW - somehow I still completed the entire days work and got a 30 minute nap before I had to pick up the kids. . .how about that!?. . .I gave God those hours he wanted and he still pulled off for me everything that I needed.

So what do you think - as church planting wives and with our super long “to-do” lists, is it possible to move every day at God’s speed and still move with the pace of the world around us?  How do you do it?  What does “moving at the speed of God” mean to you? 

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posted by Amy Colón
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