The Beauty of the Bubble Bath

by Tracey McMahan

(This post is for everyone but if you are unfamiliar with the WAW Team referred to in it please see the post entitled "A New Year & A New Challenge")

I love bubble baths! The hotter and bubblier, the better. Taking a bath is one of those things I never really have time for, but somehow I seem to make the time.

I love bubble baths for three reasons:

~ I get to sit still. Are you a multi-tasker like me? I can literally do four or five things all at the same time. It can be exhausting! Not so when I step into that steamy water. I’m forced to stop and be still.

~ I get to be silent. Silence for me is a beautiful thing. One of the few times I’m completely by myself is when I lay back in that frothy water and listen to the quiet.

~ I get to soak. I have no timetable, no agenda. I can truly relax and let the cares and concerns of the day soak away. In that soothing water, my nerves settle and my muscles relax.

So how does this relate to WAW – the Word at Work in me? (Starting to sense a connection?)

To truly allow God’s Word to do a work in my life, it’s essential that I do the same three things I do in the bathtub. I must make the time to:

~ Sit still. Slow down. Settle into a place with minimal distractions.  Commit to a scheduled, daily, sanctified time with my Savior (Psalm 46:10).

~ Be silent. Spend as much time listening for God as I do speaking to God. In that still, quiet place, with my Bible open before me, He will speak, if I make the commitment to wait in silence for my God (Psalm 62:1).

~ Soak it up! Read, study, memorize, and make application to my life. Let His Word transform me as I allow the Holy Spirit and the holy scriptures to renew my mind (Romans 12:2) and strengthen my heart (James 5:8).

This new year, let’s challenge one other to make the time to sit in silence and soak up the wisdom and knowledge of the Lord. For then wisdom will enter our hearts and knowledge will be pleasant to our souls (Proverbs 2:1). And the final result will be glory for God as His perfect Word does its Work in us.

What word has been doing a work in you?

We invite you to share it with us on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month on the WAW Team post. Anyone is welcome to join!