Good Morning God!

“This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24

When you get up do you ever think to say “Good morning God” or does your main activity consist of jumping right into the busyness of your day?

Perhaps it is time to take a pause break and just talk to God for a while. Make him part of your activities throughout the day. Put ‘quiet time’ on your calendar just like you would  a dentist appointment. Isn’t God worthy of time on your schedule?

Don’t make it a chore or you won’t get anything out of it and don’t compare yourself to sister Suzy Q who prays three hours daily or reads her Bible for two hours straight. Comparison leads to dissatisfaction and the enemy loves you to do it so stop making satan happy and stop trying to be someone else spiritually. The main thing is to do it and desire to do it. You may know people who are just doing enough to avoid Hell but that is where it ends. First you don’t know their heart. Take care of yourself and let the Holy Spirit work on others. Just pray.

PRAYER: Father I confess there are many days I run out the door and realize I have not even so much as said hi to you. Forgive me. Help me to get rid of things in my life that distract me and keep me from drawing closer to you. In Jests’ name. Amen.

Down Time

After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 1 Kings 19:12

Do you allow yourself time to sit and do nothing or are you constantly on the go? When you are always filling up your schedule with no down time usually what suffers is your quiet time with the Lord. I know it happens to me. 

Being constantly busy is very detrimental to maintaining a healthy spiritual life. Obviously those who work 40 hours or more have to find creative ways to establish a quiet time but it can be done. Many times in the Bible we are told to be still. Being still is essential and a key to hearing from God. 

How are you going to make some down time this week? 

PRAYER: I hear you speak to me in your word when I turn off all the noise. I pray for those who have work schedules that they don’t neglect reading your word. I realize the enemy wants me to get busy then Jesus doesn’t get first place. I choose to make time to be still. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Learning To Be Still

He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Psalm 46:10

As I watch four perky little hummingbirds dashing and darting about around the feeder hanging from my porch, occasionally one or two of them actually sit still on the perch provided on the feeder and suck the food in the feeder. It is so amazing to see these little birds which normally are at a frantic pace actually sit down for a moment and rest. 

For we humans being  still involves so much more than the act of stillness but it means controlling your thought life and the words coming out of your mouth as well. Stillness must at times be intentional. There is something called a 'Day Alone With God' coined I believe by a lady in the Moms in Prayer ministry a few years ago where you purposefully set aside time to get alone with God preferably in a location outside your home where you are free from distractions. It is a wonderful discipline even if you can only do it for an hour or so. 

Make up your mind you will take time to be still. No cell phones. No music. No answering doorbells. Go somewhere safe and commune with God. His creation is abounding with places to get away. During this time talk to your Heavenly Father and enjoy just being still. 

PRAYER: Lord Jesus I know I need to take time to not always being going here and there and schedule time to sit at your feet. Help me as I try to discipline myself in this vital area. In Jesus' name. Amen.