What? Did God just scold me? Am I in time out?

People always make excuses for why they can't do things, why they can't make time for things. I am one of those people. I know that I should exercise, workout, make it a daily routine. However I don't, because I don't have time. Funny thing is, I have time for friends, family or whatever comes up on a whim.

But I've realized that you can make time for anything that is important to you. I stress important to you. It doesn't matter if its the gym, the movies, the bar or what have you. If its important you make time. 

Today makes five days in a row, yes five days in a row that I've gone to God's chapel to sit with him. And it amazes me how quickly its become one of the most important things that I do. I go for different reasons, to pray for those I don't really care for in life, pray for the sick, the needy, myself, my family..whatever the reason it feels like home. 

I went today to find out if I'm listening right. I've had so many thoughts about life, what to do, where to go, am I doing what he wants and am I really listening to him. I asked him question after question and got what I thought was his response, answers and guidance. After all, I'm sitting in his chapel, It can't be anyone else but him. 

My sister mentioned to me a couple weeks ago, make sure that its not the devil feeding you these thoughts. I started thinking I'm in God's chapel....How in the would can the devil enter HIS CHAPEL!! Sure the devil is the king of trickery, disguises and everything that's NOT of God.  But could he? Can he? Is he that demonic? 

I pondered this.

God, is it possible for the devil to be feeding me answers, thoughts etc, pretending to be you? I don't think so, I don't feel in my heart that these are wrong or of evil nature?

Now its funny, when your talking to God and you sorta feel a frustration. And John 8, I picked up my nook, turned to John 8 and started reading. At first I thought "what does this have to do with my question of is this him or not" but I continued reading. 

I got to verse 42, it started to sink in..

⁴² Jesus replied, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God. Here I am. I haven’t come on my own. God sent me. ⁴³ Why don’t you understand what I’m saying? It’s because you can’t really hear my words. ⁴⁴ Your father is the devil. You are his children, and you want to do what your father wants. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has never stood for the truth, because there’s no truth in him. Whenever that liar speaks, he speaks according to his own nature, because he’s a liar and the father of liars. ⁴⁵ Because I speak the truth, you don’t believe me. ⁴⁶ Who among you can show I’m guilty of sin? Since I speak the truth, why don’t you believe me? ⁴⁷ God’s children listen to God’s words. You don’t listen to me because you aren’t God’s children.”

I never felt so STONE COLD BUSTED IN MY LIFE! I literally looked around thinking "God might put me in the time out chair." I sat there trying to come up with something to say, talk my way out of it, but the funny yet awesome thing is you can't lie to God, you can't talk your way out of something. All you can do is say your right, I'm wrong and promise to work on it. 

I prayed a little longer, gathered my things and began walking to my car. I started to laugh, not for any real reason other than God totally scolded me, he's 100% correct. And no matter what disagreement I have with him, he'll always be right. 

The take away lesson in this, when God speaks, you listen, when he tells you something, he's right, don't question. If it puts you at peace, with no tightness in your chest or a guilty feeling in your soul, its God. Don't question. Or he just might put you in time out.