Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Meditation
Oh, how I would love to be able to spend at least 5 minutes a day in meditation. So why don't I? That is something that I have been asking myself for a couple of days now. I say that I am so busy that I can't even spend 5 minutes to myself, but I know that that is not true. When I go to bed, do I immediately fall asleep? Of course not! So, why not then? Why can't I take time to spend in prayer and meditation on God's word and who He is? So many times I think I make excuses for myself. When others around me affirm that I am super busy and commend me for still being alive with my schedule, it just reinforces to me that I do not have time to meditate on God. I need to stop making excuses for myself and do what I say I am going to do. Just because I am busy does not mean that I do not have time for God. I make time for my friends, so why can't I make time for God? Rather than allowing myself to not spend time in quiet, I need to find times where I can be alone and simply sit in quiet. For me, quiet is something that is scary and not fun. I would much rather be up doing something and making a lot of noise. So, my challenge to not only myself but others is to find a time in the day where you can just sit and be quiet.
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Hi there Jen, it's a while since we talked a lot in cwt and I have been thrilled to see where the Lord is leading you since those days. You are so right that we need to maintain our relationship with the Lord and yet we all struggle to find that time. The answer is to schedule it into the busyness of your day. Write it into your diary as an appt. and keep it as you would any other appt. you make. If you hate the quiet...play some praise music during that time, ask the Lord to help you stay focussed on him and he will. I hope you have taken up the challenge to spend time with Him ....because the effort to do so will be repaid you a thousand times.
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