A picture of Michael & me celebrating 8 years of marriage!
“Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice. He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, for there were many against me.” Psalm 55:17-18, New King James Version
Is there a place everyday where God knows He can find you? Maybe it’s in your living room as the sunrises or in the evening just before bed. But where can God find you? I know that our lives are hectic and having a dedicated time to spend with God each day can be difficult. But, if we do not have a designated time to spend with God, life circumstances often get in the way. Personally, I love to wake up each morning before my daughter gets up (around 6:30 am). God can find me sitting on my sofa with a cup of coffee in my hand. I usually begin my time just talking and thanking God for His goodness. I lift up the various tasks of my day and I read my Bible and pray. This is my FAVORITE part of the day! There are mornings when Alyssa wakes up early and I have to re-arrange my quiet time. But just having this set time each day helps keep me on track and full of faith.
Depending on your personality type- you are either a morning person (like me) or a night owl. It is never a good idea for a morning person to try and read the Bible just before bed (trust me on this one – you will just find drool marks on your pages) and a night owls should never try and get up at 5:00 am (I have heard that this will put you in a very bad mood)! It is important to find the right time and place for YOU. You do not need to feel that you have to spend your time with God just like “Sister-Suzie-Q!” You may need to try out a few different times and places to discover what works best for you. Ask the Holy Spirit to help show you the best time and place to spend time with Him. Trust me, He will show you – He LOVES spending time with you!
Prayer:
“Lord, I want to spend time with each today. Help me to not let life circumstances get in the way. I need You desperately each day and ask that You fill me with Your grace and mercy. Holy Spirit, show me the best time and place to fellowship with You. Open my heart to the Word of God and teach me how to pray and enjoy getting to know You more. I am so thankful that You love spending time with me! You are an amazing God!” Amen.
Thank you! Thank you thank you thank you! It’s about time I heard someone say that it’s ok to have your quiet time at some time other than 4am. 🙂 My former pastor said that too that everyone should have their quiet time first thing in the morning and that kinda irked me cause i am not a morning person. I’m doing well to get out of bed in the morning!
Christy,
You are released in Jesus’ Name to be yourself! I admire you “night-owls” that can get so much done in the late hours! I am early to bed and early to rise! Just as you are doing all that you can to get out of bed the morning, I am doing all that I can to stay up until my little girl goes to bed:) Blessings to you my sweet friend!
God is so on time. Because I was struggling with that. I use to rise early but lately I am noticing that I cannot anymore. So, today I was saying to myself that I will do my devotions at night now and see how that goes. But thank you for your word. Congratulations on the 8 years of marriage, and pray for many more to come.
Love,
stephanie
You are so right we need to find our special time with the Lord and it will refresh us and give us peace.
In his endless love,
Angel ():)
“find drool marks on your pages” made me laugh out loud!
Is there a place everyday that God knows He can find you? What an excellent way of thinking of it. I am so not like you. I’m the night owl. My hubby has tried for years to make me a morning person like he is, but it’s still a no go from my end. I much prefer reading the Word at a quiet time in the evening or in the middle of the day.