TheDailyQuietPost

This morning, I was sleeping GOOD. Not just resting my eyes—I was deep in my sleep, dreaming, comfortable, and minding my business.

Then that thunder hit.

Mane, did anybody else hear and feel that? Because it shook me all the way to my core. Not once, but twice! After that second time, sleeping peacefully was no longer an option.

I started talking to God like, “Not right now, Lord. I still have things I want to do!”

It sounds funny, and I can laugh about it now, but that little conversation stayed with me long after I got out of bed.

A Rushed Morning and an Unexpected Reflection

While I was trying to settle myself, my job called. That was when I realized I had forgotten I had a client.

Now I’m up, rushing to get dressed and get to work, trying to pull myself together after being startled out of my sleep. Thankfully, I made it with enough time to talk to my mom and sister.

Somewhere between the thunder, the rushing, and those conversations, I started thinking about what I had said to God.

“Not right now. I still have things I want to do.”

Here I was asking Him to wait, as though His timing depended on whether I felt ready.

That realization hit differently.

I Keep Acting Like I Have More Time

I believe Jesus is coming when He is ready—with or without my permission. Yet my first response that morning was to think about everything I hadn’t done.

The things I still want to experience. The goals I haven’t accomplished. The potential I know I haven’t fully stepped into.

At 35, I have to be honest with myself: some of those things haven’t happened because I keep putting them off.

It’s uncomfortable to admit that. I have dreams that matter to me, but I haven’t always given them the effort and consistency they deserve. I’ve spent years thinking about what I want to do, telling myself I’ll get serious later.

But when is later?

When life slows down? When I feel more confident? When everything finally falls into place?

This morning made me question how long I’m willing to keep waiting for a perfect moment to start living more intentionally.

Being Grounded in God

More than anything, I realized how much I need to be grounded in the Lord.

I don’t want my relationship with God to be something I only reach for when I’m scared—when the thunder gets loud, something unexpected happens, or I suddenly remember how little control I have.

I want to seek Him in the ordinary moments, too. When I wake up. When I’m making decisions. When I’m working, planning, or struggling to follow through.

And I have to be honest about the difference between asking God for direction and putting off what I already know I need to do.

For me, getting closer to Him also means being willing to look at how I’m living—not just what I say I believe, but how I spend my time and what I keep postponing.

What Am I Going to Do With This Realization?

I’m 35. I’m not getting younger, but I don’t want that thought to leave me feeling defeated. I want it to make me pay attention.

There are still things I want to do, and I want my actions to reflect that. I want to stop treating my goals like distant possibilities and start making room for them in my everyday life.

That doesn’t mean I’m going to change everything overnight. It means I need to follow through on the next step instead of talking myself into another delay. Make time for prayer. Give a goal some actual effort. Finish something I keep saying I’ll get around to.

I don’t want this to become another moment when I feel inspired, think deeply for a little while, and then go right back to the same habits.

More Than a Loud Morning

I’m not saying I know why that thunder hit when it did. I just know what it brought to the surface for me.

My first thought was, “Lord, I still have things I want to do.”

Now, the question I’m sitting with is: What am I doing with the time I have right now?

That thunder interrupted some really good sleep. But the reflection that followed stayed with me through the rush of getting ready and going to work.

It woke me up—and gave me something I don’t want to ignore.

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