In this fast paced life I often live, I don't carve out the time I should to devote just for the Lord. Hearing from him. Some days there are more opportunities for interruptions and distractions than a few. This however is more in my control than I'd like to admit.
What's even more interesting or should I say disturbing to me is that when making my to do list since school has been out, quiet time with God was not written at the top. I can look at this one of two ways. Maybe in the back of my mind I assumed that I would get up early, read and pray, so there was no need to write that down. It was a given. Or, maybe it really wasn't at the top of my list to begin with or I would have made it a priority like cleaning the base boards and written it down.
Do you have a special place for quiet time with God? For me, it sometimes is at the kitchen table. Other times I just need to be outside either on the front porch or the deck. There are days when my quiet time is in the car or when I'm working in my yard. Wherever the place or time, I need to make quiet and still with God a priority.
Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in all the earth."
Embrace the quiet!
Ginger
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That is my life verse although I don't do as it says. My quiet time is usually in the middle of the afternoon in my living room on my couch where I have all my devotionals laid out:)
Hi Ginger~ I LOVE what you had to say about quiet times. It is a hard discipline to keep and I have the same struggle. But it's always worth it, isn't it? I, too, like to have a special place where I can go to spend with the Lord.
I've noticed that my special place changes with each "season" of my life. Sometimes it's at the Dining Room table, or front porch, or back porch, or on the floor in front of the fireplace. (Mostly, it depends on where I can "hide" from my family for a while.) :-)
Blessings to you... Jennifer
Wonderful and necessary reminder for all of us dear sister. We need quiet time with the LORD to be a priority in our lives.
You asked if we had a special place. I have one or two but it truly depends on what is happening at the moment my soul draws to Him. I literally sat in the car in the driveway one day for over an hour with my head back, eyes closed and soft sounds around me and just sat quiet in the Lord. It was one of the most precious moments/times...
I was so refreshed!
Love you and have a blessed weekend until we speak again.
Love this verse.
Yes, I spend my quiet time with the Lord each morning in my closet on the floor. I've been hesitant to share this with people in the past, but ya know...it just doesn't matter how strange they make think it is. I find that being confined in my closet blocks out ALL the distractions that I would normally see if I am sitting out in a room. I know...strange. lol!
Have a great weekend!
Ginger, I'm guilty of that too....I should be more disciplined in having a quiet time to spend with the Lord...EVERY day....
Thank you for the reminder...
~Beth
When I don't make God my priority, I feel it all over. I can get away with things for a few days, but then I start operating at a deficit and profoundly feel my lack of attention therein.
Praying you find some time with God this week, friend.
peace~elaine
Mother Teresa once said, "give your heart to God deliberately, knowingly, willingly. It belongs to him." For me, I crave those silent moments when I am able to focus solely on Him. It is in the quiet when I can be deliberate in my drawing near to Him - grow more deeply in my knowledge of Him and to leave there with the willing heart to go where He sends me.
My heart's desire is learn to be quiet throughout the day so that I miss not one whisper from His lips.
Shalom,
Denise
Thanks for coming to my blog today. It is nice to meet you! And you are so right, 80's and brides meant hats with veils. What were we thinking!
I know exactly what you mean! I definitely need more quiet time with the Lord. And yes, I have been guilty - especially lately - of not placing quiet time with God at the top of my "to do" list.
Thanks for the nudge back in the right direction. :)
This post is what I needed to hear! I have just started that Beth Moore Bible study and MAN it sure does take time, I LOVE it but I do need to carve out time for it because of how intense it is! I usually sit in our over-sized chair!
-Ash-
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