Draw Me Close By Don Moen

[Rode Strawther]

Its 3:38 a.m. I stare at the clock and something inside me whispers, "You should get up." I toss, turn, and wrestle with my sleep-deprived thoughts for a few minutes before I finally climb out of bed.

Downstairs, I turn on the coffee pot and sit down in the white chair. Opening my journal, these words pour out of my parched soul: "God, I miss You."

Life has been moving at a warp speed lately. Work has been busy for both my husband and me, our three girls' lives are full, and someone always needs something.

Truth is, I would pay a lot of money for 28 hours in a day.

But mostly, in this stretched season of life, I'm experiencing how "it" happens ... how people move far from God.

It's not always intentional:

The kids are sick ... so church is missed.

Carpool has to start earlier the next morning ... leaving no time for quiet prayer.

Bodies need exercise ... reading the Bible gets pushed aside.

Meals must be prepared ... so worship becomes secondary.

Reports and projects have to be finished ... you get the idea.

The list goes on and on of what can keep us from the closeness of God.

I understand these struggles all too well. And I'm finding there is a great danger in these stretched times of life.

We can miss being with God, but we also can miss the movement God is doing in our lives. Missing God either way is tragic and threatening to our souls that long to thrive with God.

Recognizing how much I've missed God, I'm taking some time for reflection of this struggle. I'm burdened but also hopeful in the words He is breathing during these soul-stretching moments.

Maybe you too feel that tug in your heart, pulling you back to Him? I share these three things we can do to move closer to the heart of God, because maybe, like me, you're just as fearful of unintentionally moving too far from God ... of missing Him as much as I am.

1. Find our God-space.

Even if it means it's 3:38 a.m. When life feels busy, stretched and chaotic I can stay open to the Spirit's prompting on my heart to create God-space.

Obviously 3:38 a.m. won't always work for me, so I do need to be intentional about scheduling time with God. Finding the moments of white space where we can fully be with Him is important.

May we find our God-space ... everywhere, knowing He is always near.

"Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." (James 4:8 ESV)

2. Experience the awe of God.

The colors of the sky on the drive into the office ... experience it. The sun warming our skin on a chilly day ... experience it. Giggles from children, the way someone we love smiles, the praise of God's people ... experience it.

May these moments remind us what it's like to be fully alive and connected to Something much bigger than ourselves.

"... stand in awe of God." (Ecclesiastes 5:7b NIV 1984)

3. Have ears that listen always.

The prompting in your heart to slow down, to breathe in the moment ... listen to it. A nudge on your soul to say no when you really want to say yes ... listen to it [or vice-versa].

May we not want to just dream about the promises God has for our life, but want to live them by listening to His voice, always.

"And after the fire came a gentle whisper." (1 Kings 19:12 NIV 1984)

There is always an opportunity in the midst of our busy lives to be aware of God. As we find Him, experience Him, and listen for Him, our intentional steps will always lead us closer to His presence.

Lord, please help me to be intentional with my steps towards You. I can't always control the things around me, but I know with Your guidance I can still draw close to You when life feels so stretched. Amen.

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I am about to solder a new main valve in a vertical 1/2 inch copper pipe coming out of my basement floor. I have dried the pipe at the valve but there is water in the pipe about 3 inches below the valve. (This water very slowly creeps up the pipe because the street shut off is not 100% off.) Will this water effect the solder connection? (It will not creep up fast enough to get closer than 3 inches from the valve while I solder.) Thanks again for your help. I am learning a lot about plumbing.

Hopefully the valve is installed already.

If not, install a male adaptor onto the 1/2" copper piping, then an I.P. main water shut off valve.

This way if the water creeps up slowly, you can stop soldering, remove the water and complete the sweat joint without having a half soldered valve stuck on the copper line.

Good Luck. e-plumber

big drip,

i also hope you have the valve installed already. if not why not try the bread like you used on your moen valve. better yet since you are using a full port valve purchase a 1/2'' jet sweat tool. youll figure out how to use it once you see it.

they are probably only available at a plumbing supply.

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Oxfenicine inhibits myocardial metabolism of nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA). The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of oxfenicine on triglyceride accumulation and the development of histologically visible lipid droplets. The beta-agonist isoproterenol was used to induce elevated arterial NEFA. Four groups of rats were used in the experiment (12 to 14 rats in each group), and each group received two subcutaneous injections, the second injection 25 min after the first, of oxfenicine-isoproterenol, oxfenicine-saline, saline-isoproterenol and saline twice, respectively. One hour after the second injection, the rats were anesthetized, and the hearts from six rats from each group were quickly removed and frozen for later analysis of triglyceride content. From the remaining rats blood samples were drawn for NEFA analysis, and biopsies were taken from the left ventricular wall before the hearts were frozen in liquid nitrogen and prepared for analysis of esters of carnitine and CoA. Quantitative morphometric techniques were used to determine the fractional volume of lipid droplets in myocardial biopsies. Our results show a marked increase in the triglyceride and lipid droplet content in all groups receiving oxfenicine or isoproterenol. The effect was most pronounced after treatment with both drugs. The close association between the increase in triglyceride and lipid droplet supports the notion that the lipid droplets are composed of triglycerides. Our finding that oxfenicine induces lipid droplet accumulation independent of NEFA increase supports the hypothesis that oxfenicine exerts its effect by inhibiting carnitine acyl transferase.

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