What others perceive as nothing...

A friend recently made a statement that I can't seem to get out of my mind.

We were all gathered in the living room, stomachs full from sharing a meal together and engaging in quiet conversations about the week. The hi's and lows...Joyful laughter sprinkled in our joking and sharing of life. 

We discussed how not much is written about Jesus during his childhood. We know he was left at the temple when he was 12 and spent time listening and talking to the priests and rabbi's but from that time on until he turned 30 and started his ministry, there really isn't much recorded. That's when the statement was made...and my heart heard this message again. The message that seems so hard to understand and get through my thick headed, "I have to work to prove myself" mentality. 

"While alot isn't recorded about Jesus childhood we know He was learning and growing and preparing for great ministry. You may be in a season where it appears to others as if you are "doing nothing" but it is okay to be in this place. This place holds value and is a time when God trains, and teaches and encourages us."

It is okay to be in this place. YES, YES, YES!  It was almost as if God was saying, Brooke, I've been trying to tell you this the past few weeks. It's ok to relax and be still. Spend this time sitting, being, and basking in all things Me.

What others perceive as "nothing" is you and Me.
This makes me smile! He wants me....prideful, selfish, cracked, broken me to come and sit...to be still and find him in every moment.