I would like to start off by saying that I’m not an expert – nor do I have a degree in theology or biblical counseling. However, I do try my very best to stay empty and to be still so that the good Lord can work through me. My blog posts are merely a commentary, or simply a journal of what I learn as I walk on my own rooted path. It is my desire to stay rooted in Gods word, acknowledging Him as often as I can, as He straightens my path to walk forth with Him and His will for my life.
I do not have it all figured out and I don’t have it all together. I’m broken and a sinner. I say all of this from the corner seat of my sofa.
Lamentations 3:25-28 says this;
The Lord is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord. And it is good for the young to submit to the yoke of his disciples. Let them sit alone in silence beneath the Lord’s demands.
You won’t have any trouble finding insightful articles on “Spending Quiet Time with the Lord” that are inspiring. Perhaps the other bloggers and writers share a collective However, this is something I greatly struggle with. God has been well aware that this would be challenging for me. Years ago, while taking a shower…the only quiet time a momma can get with a toddler and newborn (even that was questionable at times) but I remember praying and very clearly hearing in my spirit “Be Still”. This was a bit unusual to me as, I had never even seen these words at this point in the bible. Yet, as time wore on I did see it in the bible, others would say it to me, I would read it in books with biblical context. My mind was blown, I had heard from God in my prayer time. For Him to work in and through me – I needed to declutter my mind, my life and BE STILL!
As we fast-forward to today, being still is an important part of my quiet time. If I did not get His truth from Psalms 16:10, Be still and know that I am God, I know I would not be where I am with God today.
The discipline of a quiet time is just that, a discipline.This is the part where I often fail. Mornings are not my thing. Though I know that when I get up, get in my corner seat, sit still before the Lord and say, “Here I am, I am before you, I want to sit in your presence.” You know what, He shows up!! The day that proceeds this quiet time is perfectly His. It may not be easy, but I am readily prepared and armored to face whatever is thrown at me.
But those who wait on the Lord will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
-Isaiah 41:31
I can walk in the strength of the Lord and He has got me. I can rest in His promises! Isn’t that beautiful!?
But let me tell you what usually happens…
I wake up late, I inevitably rush the kids to get ready for school causing attitudes to flare, I then rush to get ready and get all of us out the door, but first needing to clean up the mess our new puppy made, and finally – forgetting my car keys and I can’t seem to find my phone anywhere!
Ahhhh, finally on our way to school and work. I think once I get there I will sit with God.
Nope. Business sets in, distraction, the day flys by and then by the time I get home it’s dinner, homework, baths, bedtime, prayer, and a few moments with the man I call my husband. I’m exhausted. The day is done and I’ve left very little time for who should be first, my Father!
I’m thankful that He forgives me where I fail Him!
If only I would crawl to the coffee pot, stagger to my corner seat and sit with the one who knows me best. I would continue to experience the wonder and revelation that happens in that still/quiet time!
Maybe I’m the only one who struggles with this, but if I’m not I pray this:
Father, thank you for how you know our hearts so specifically, knowing where our weaknesses are and flexing your muscles in those weaknesses so that we may be made stronger in You! I pray for all of us that struggle with getting quiet and still with you, that we would find freedom in knowing that you forgive us and continue to call us closer to you. To beckon us to an upward calling. To grow deep in our relationship with you and in your word. Release us, in the name of Jesus, from the bonds of business and distraction that keep us from You! In Jesus name, Amen!
Find your corner seat.
Wherever that is and spend time with your Father – whether that is 5 minutes, 3 hours or more. He is waiting on you with arms wide open. Ready to scoop you up, and prepare you for the day He has made.
This is the day that the Lord has made, rejoice and be glad in it! (Psalms 118:24)