How much you mean to me

This past weekend I went to Houston to visit Robyn and spent the better part of three straight days in constant contact with her. It was without a doubt the highlight of the first three weeks of my summer so far, but also came with the mildly unfortunate side effect of reminding me of how much I enjoy spending time with her, which can be a bother when I have to spend summer living in a different city from her.

So ever since then I'm reminded every couple hours of Robyn just whenever my mind starts to wander, and how much I miss her and how much she means to me. Today that reminded me that as amazing as she is, there is someone else that deserves my love and admiration even more who I haven't been thanking and appreciating as much as I should. I wonder why my relationship with God never seems to be as present in my mind as my relationship with Robyn is. It's easy to remind myself of how amazing Robyn is and how much she means to me, so why don't I constantly remind myself how amazing God is and how much He means to me. He's done so much more for me than Robyn or any of my friends could, why don't I spend more time praising and thanking him for it.

I realized this earlier this morning, and then came up with an interesting idea that I've been experimenting with throughout the day. Every time my mind starts wandering into thinking about Robyn, I also remind myself of God's love for me, and how he is even more important in my life. Instead of thinking about how I want to call or text Robyn at that moment just to tell her how much she means to me, I say a quick prayer to God to thank him for making my life so amazing, and for being at my side to help me along even in the times when my life is sucking and I feel like I need his support the most. My relationship with Robyn could last for the rest of my life, or it could end tomorrow, but I'm guaranteed that I'll be able to lean on God forever, which means he should be that much more important in my life.

It's an interesting little association to make in my mind, and it's been helping me throughout today to put my relationship with God back where it needs to be. Thanks Lord for giving me a great way to remind myself constantly of how amazing you are and how much you mean to me.