Bailey Newbern is a Ministry Assistant in Student Ministry at Liberty Live Church in Hampton Roads, VA. She is passionate about discipleship and leading up the next generation of girls, especially girls in middle and high school. She also specifically loves helping young girls and women navigate through depression, anxiety, and other mental health needs through scripture and prayer.
Recently, I was driving home on my lunch break to pick up the shredded lettuce I’d forgotten to serve the students for Wednesday night dinner. The day had already been busy, and I’d been rushing around since I woke up. I realized how much my head was hurting. I put on my sunglasses to block the sunlight in hopes of easing the headache. I pulled into the driveway making a mental note of how long I had before I needed to rush out to a discipleship meeting. I realized I’d barely eaten today, which is a recipe for a headache, especially when you’re 6 months pregnant. Being extra mindful of how I’m nourishing my body during pregnancy, I fixed some lunch ensuring it had a good amount of protein. Then I ran upstairs to take the vitamins I knew my pregnant body needed. Soon after I could feel the headache start to ease away.
We can tell when our heart and soul are lacking what only the Holy Spirit can supply.
Later, I was thinking about how this related to my relationship with Jesus. I can always sense when I’ve begun to drift away from closeness with him. Selfishness and self-centeredness creep in along with a whole lot of discontentment. Oftentimes it takes a fit of irritability and a reality check for me to see that my eyes and my soul have lost focus on Him. I’ve neglected to spend time in His word and in prayer. I’ve neglected to take notice of the God moments He places in my life every single day.
There is nothing like being in closeness with God. When we are lacking it, it’s so obvious. We need His daily bread every single day or we will feel those pains and discomforts, just like our bodies give us when we need nourishment.
