From Open Doors Ministry By nature, I am an extreme extrovert. I busy myself by planning out the week and hanging out with people as often as possible. It is extremely difficult for me to sit down and be still.Today in Prayer: The Real Battle, the action step is to schedule one hour in the next week & spend it in a quiet place, with no agenda except to watch & pray, writing down what God says to you. Initially, this sounds really difficult. My mind races with thoughts of things that need to be done or things that are going on in my life. If I am honest, I do not want to spend time quietly waiting on God.Yet, He requires this of us in His word; Be still and know that I am God- Psalm 46:10. This is an example of why He knows what is best and why I do not. When I spend quite time alone with Him, He allows things to come to the surface that need to. He is the one who brings change in my life.The persecuted practice this daily they are faithful and obedient to this call because they fully depend on Him for everything. Lord, help us to set more time aside to be alone with You, that You may do a mighty work in us. Amen!
beautiful post Joyful heart, and I will say Yes Lord, this is what we should desire, to be with you!
amenThe commands "Rejoice in the Lord always" and "Be still and KNOW that I am God" are just as important as "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations"Perhaps one of the snares God's children have fallen in to is to focuse on the later and neglected the former. We strive so much to do His work our way we forget it is not what the bride does that attacts people but the beauty of the bride that ...attracts people. We forget that our beauty comes from Christ. If we could rejoice with faces filled with the Radiance and glory of God and if we could have the glowing peace and assurance that comes with being still before the Lord and knowing Him. Perhaps we would not need to work so much to convince people that they need God. But rather people will SEE that they need Him"And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself."
