But you can’t because this time with Him is too important.ĭon’t let Satan rob you. With all of that swirling around in your mind, it would be so easy to get up and get busy. But stay with that connection time with God. It works to set a pad and a pen by your Bible and write down those things you fear you will forget. So often when we sit down to spend quiet time allowing God to calm our mind, a thousand details, and at least two thousand worries, along with three thousand things on our to-do lists threaten to rob us of that time to refresh. Open up your devotional and let it guide you into the presence of your waiting Lord. But the longer they push Me into the background of their lives, the harder it is for them to find Me.” There is so much truth in these words, and they provide compelling motivation to meet with God. Most people put Me on hold, rationalizing that someday they will find time to focus on me. The world, with its nonstop demands, can be put on hold. In fact, here is a quote from her book, Jesus Calling about spending quality time with the Lord. Sarah writes as though Jesus is speaking directly to the reader.
#He will keep in perfect peace whose eyes are fixed on you full
But spending time getting our tanks full in the company of the Creator of the Universe trumps seeing pictures of my friend’s tail-gate party or even knowing my cousin’s latest Pinterest pin. Do you see how specific this is? We can easily make excuses for keeping our phones on for any number of unnecessary reasons. Keep your phone face down unless someone is on a road trip and you know that their car is acting up, or a loved one is currently in a life-threatening surgery. And you can avoid starting your day in frustration by wasting valuable time that you could be quieting your soul and hearing from the Lord. Then you won’t spend half an hour looking for your Bible, or your glasses, or where you left your journal. Put everything you plan to use in this special place. Set up a place to meet with God like favorite recliner, the patio chair on your deck, your kitchen table, or whatever works for you. Jesus set the example for getting up early to spend time with His Heavenly Father, so if it worked for the Savior of the World, it’s a good example to follow. The truth is that we can meet Him any time of day, but without the opportunity to dose up on the strength He provides, you just might find that the day proves to be too much for you. Make an appointment with God as the first thing you do in the morning. But it’s real it’s a game changer and here is what it looks like. Maybe the idea of spending time talking to God is hard for you to wrap your head around. But we have a choice to clear our heads and calm our minds. With the average user checking his or her phone every 6.5 minutes or an average of 150 times a day during waking hours, and so many people surfing the net or trying to feel a connection from virtual friends, it is no wonder we can have trouble hearing a still small voice from our Creator.
Isaiah shares God promise in Isaiah 26:3, “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you.” We can’t keep our thoughts fixed on God if we are interrupted by our phones.
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