I made a commitment a long time ago to start each day in God's Word and in prayer. I prefer the mornings, although I know the time of the day doesn't matter to Him as long as I set aside time for Him each day. Lately, I've allowed things to come before my quiet time. Today was no different. As I awoke this morning, I headed straight to the computer to finish up something for our Sunday School class. That should have taken only a minute, but then I decided to check out facebook and different blogs. Before long, it was time to get ready for work. Fortunately, Scott and I have our quiet time together after the kids leave for school so I was able to spend some time in His Word and in prayer with Scott before we left for work.For me personally though, God had taken a backseat. I felt so discouraged and convicted all day. Until now, I've finished up my Bible study and spending some time in prayer with the Lord...out on the front porch. A beautiful day. As I opened up His Word and my Bible study, I began reading...reading about a woman who planned each day, marked off her list, remembered every detail of everything she needed to do...every detail except the most important: the Lord. "In my busyness, I had forgotten the most important part of my day...spending time with Him". To be single-minded in our search for God, our hearts cannot be caught up in details that steal attention from Him. Maybe we don't find Him and hear His voice clearly because our attention is divided.
Such conviction as I read through this particular day of my study. I asked the Lord to forgive me. I also thanked Him once again, for His gentle reminders.
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I can relate all too well with this post. It is a daily struggle for me to get to my time with the Lord before I get busy with other things (computer, housework, etc.). I also realize that the time of day is not important, but I know that, for me, if I spend time with the Lord first thing I am more focused and less distracted than if I take time out from other things later in the day to read my Bible and pray. I read recently that to have life change you must first have brain change including motivation and commitment. That is where I need to start.
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